John Robshaw Prints: Textiles, Block Printing, Global Inspiration, and Interiors 9781452105055, 9781452139494, 1452105057

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Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
CONTENTS......Page 5
INTRODUCTION......Page 7
TEXTILE PRINTING......Page 17
Block Printing......Page 20
PRINTING CLOTHS......Page 29
BLOCK CARVING......Page 30
ORIGINAL STAMP......Page 31
CARVING A BLOCK......Page 32
PREPARATIONS......Page 34
THE DYE......Page 36
PRINTING......Page 39
DISCHARGE PRINTING......Page 42
MANEUVERING THE FABRIC......Page 45
DISCHARGING......Page 46
Indigo......Page 55
Batik......Page 61
Ikat......Page 65
COLORS OF THAILAND......Page 66
A BRIEF HISTORY......Page 71
Buffalo to Lancaster......Page 73
Rome......Page 75
China......Page 76
New York......Page 78
JUAN DOWNEY......Page 81
Ahmedabad......Page 82
Bangkok......Page 85
JIM THOMPSON......Page 87
SETTING UP SHOP......Page 91
New York......Page 93
Key Connections......Page 94
Jaipur......Page 98
PRINTER'S EXCUSES......Page 100
Bagru......Page 103
Java......Page 104
MARKING MY WAY......Page 111
MAKING "HMONG" PILLOW......Page 131
HAND PAINTING......Page 135
HAND STITCHING......Page 137
QUILTING......Page 138
PRINTING DHURRIES......Page 141
DIPPED PILLOWS......Page 143
CHURCH DOSSAL......Page 144
BRINGING IT HOME......Page 153
SELECTIONS FROM JOHN ROBSHAW'S LIBRARY......Page 170
TEXTILE MUSEUMS......Page 171
I......Page 172
W......Page 173
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 174
PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS......Page 175
About the Author......Page 177

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