We went to see the Fabric of India exhibition at the V&A yesterday. It was a lovely day out and if you the follow the link, you will see pictures of some of the exhibits (no photography allowed). The fabrics and garments were exquisite and I was pretty much drooling by the end, lush red silks – YUM. There were some beautifully dyed fabrics, with indigo in evidence and shibori techniques. I was a bit surprised this was all high end, and beautifully made, I expected more ‘everyday’ cloth. I am not disappointed, just surprised.
Fabric of India
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Interesting. But I would have expected that at the V&A.
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It was lush, the silk glowed
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But did you buy anything?!!! 🙂
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I only bought the book from the exhibition, it is lush, I will bring it on Wednesday for you to drool over. In the meantime, you can watch the dvd’s from the exhibition if you follow the link above 🙂
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I bought the book of the exhibition 🙂
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Sounds like a wonderful day out. I bet you came home loaded with artistic inspiration.
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I came home determin d to dye silk, it glows so beautifully
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Oh cool! Or kewel as jenna would say. Cant wait to see your results!
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