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Indian Textiles NEW!
John Gillow and Nicholas Barnard
Pub. Thames & Hudson
Price £29.95 hardback
Available now! This all-encompassing survey of textiles from every region of the Indian subcontinent runs the gamut of commercial, tribal and folk textiles. The authors first place them in context by examining the cultural background: the history, the materials, and techniques - weaving, printing, painting and tie-dye. A dazzling array of images.

Kimono as Art The Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota BESTSELLER!
Dale Carolyn Gluckman
Pub. Thames & Hudson
Price £29.95 hardback
Available now! This lavishly illustrated book presents 55 masterworks byJapanese kimono artist Itchiku Kubota. His unique style - inspired by the fragile dyed silks of sixteenth-century Japan, and developed after 20 years of experimentation - combines stitch-resist, ink drawing, embroidery, metallic leaf and a complex layering of colours to create hauntingly beautiful landscapes with richly textured surfaces. This book is absolutely stunning!

Textiles: A World Tour NEW!
Catherine Legrand
Pub. Thames & Hudson
Price £24.95 hardback
Available now! Pieced together much like the fine garments it portrays, this colourful volume guides the reader on an international textile tour, presenting in over 700 glorious photographs a raft of remarkable clothing, people and fabric from all over the world.