Every Thread a Story & the Secret Language of Miao Embroidery by Karen Elting Brock

Every Thread a Story & the Secret Language of Miao Embroidery by Karen Elting Brock

Author:Karen Elting Brock
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thrums Books
Published: 2020-07-05T16:00:00+00:00


Indigo paste available for sale at the Huangping County market.

Indigo-dyed hemp is rich in texture and creates a variety of blues.

Stirring cloth in the indigo vat.

A dyer in Zhaoxing Village hangs freshly dyed indigo cloth to dry.

A shop in Zhaoxing displays leaves of indigo (Strobilanthes cusia) next to rolls of indigo-dyed cotton. Artisans treat the cloth with other dyestuffs, such as wild rose and persimmon tree bark, and then pound it with a mallet to achieve the purple colors.

SANDU COUNTY, QIANNAN BUYI AND MIAO AUTONOMOUS PREFECTURE



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