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Indigo

The Colour that Changed the World


  • Thames & Hudson
  • by Catherine Legrand
The ultimate reference on indigo dyeing techniques across the world. Gloriously pieced together, much like the fine garments it portrays, this colourful volume takes the reader on an international tour of indigo-coloured textiles, presenting a huge swathe of remarkable clothing, people and fabric.

ISBN 9780500297865 | EN | PB
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Publisher Thames & Hudson
ISBN 9780500297865
Author(s) Catherine Legrand
Publication date July 2023
Edition Paperback
Dimensions 260 x 290 mm
Pages 288
Language(s) English ed.
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The ultimate reference on indigo dyeing techniques across the world Gloriously pieced together, much like the fine garments it portrays, this colourful volume takes the reader on an international tour of indigo-coloured textiles, presenting a huge swathe of remarkable clothing, people and fabric. Catherine Legrand, who has spent over twenty years travelling and researching the subject, has a deep knowledge of the ancient techniques, patterns and clothing traditions that characterize ethnic textile design, knowledge that she deploys to great effect in seven chapters exploring the production of Indigo textiles throughout America, China, India, Africa, Central Asia, Japan and Laos/Vietnam, and the men and women behind them. This profusely illustrated photographic survey features more than 500 photographs, faithfully laid out to reproduce Catherine’s actual travel notebooks, and is completed by specially commissioned drawings that provide close-ups on patterns and clothes.