History of Dyed Textiles

by Stuart Robinson

The literature upon textile dyeing technique, including the tie-dye and batik methods, is widely scattered in a large number of periodicals and books, many of which are no longer available or do not appear in English. This book offers a concise history of man's attempts to dye, and pattern by dyeing, the textiles he made from the raw materials available to him. Despite the conditions reflected in an early papyrus which stated that the hands of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262180421
• ISBN13: 9780262180429
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.