Indigo Sutra
The cultivation of indigo dye across the Indian subcontinent is growing. Here Jenny Balfour Paul recounts her experience at Indigo Sutra, an international event on the revival and resurgence of natural indigo held in Kolkata.
The cultivation of indigo dye across the Indian subcontinent is growing. Here Jenny Balfour Paul recounts her experience at Indigo Sutra, an international event on the revival and resurgence of natural indigo held in Kolkata.
Two resist-dyed trade cloths with roots on India’s Coromandel Coast have serious cross-cultural credibility. HALI Assistant Editor Rachel Meek compares an Indian hanging in India with a skirt cloth made for Indonesia and now in the Netherlands.
In a new weekly feature, we highlight a book of rug and textile interest. This week we look at Indian Cotton Textiles. Chintz from the 14th to the Early 20th Centuries in Karun Thakar Collection.
In a new weekly feature, we highlight a book of rug and textile interest. This week we look at Symbols of Power by Louise W. Mackie, published in 2015.