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Textiles in India: Colour, Dyes, Saris and Drapes
Fashion Designing · Chapter 6 · Section A: Textiles
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- Social, cultural and psychological significance of colour in India
- Indigenous dyes from onion, pomegranate, marigold, coffee, henna, turmeric and beetroot; advantages of natural over synthetic dyes
- Traditional saris I: Paithani, Patola, Pochampally - origin, raw materials, technique, colours and designs
- Traditional saris II: Baluchari, Maheshwari, Mekhela Chador, Kanjeevaram - origin, raw materials, technique, colours and designs
- Sari drapes: nine-yard Maharashtrian, Gujarati and Coorg styles