Beyond Tradition: Lao Textiles Revisted

The Handwoven Textiles of Carol Cassidy

A pristine copy- unopened and unused - this out of print book is a highly sought after resource for those interested in Lao Textiles. This book The book is filled with color pictures of various materials and stages of silk production that include raising silk worms, boiling cocoon, spinning and dying silk and a discussion of the process.  Detailed drawings of looms are followed by photos of actual weavers at their looms and a wonderful photo array of antique tribal textiles and Carol Cassidy's modern day museum quality shawls and wall hangings.

63 pages