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Author: Dr Sailen Chaudhuri
Date published: ITFA 2019
The Author:
Dr. Sailen Kumar Chaudhuri is Chairman and Senior Consultant of Technical Sub-committee, Textile Skill Development, Govt. of India; Vice Chairman (Elect), The Textile Institute and Chairman India National Office, The Textile Institute
This is a manual that also accompanies the Training course of the same name.
But as a resource and review of the Handmade Rug process it is excellent.
It looks at Wool and other fibres in details, reviews the processes from fibre to yarn, and of course the Hand made process itself.
It gives a global overview of the rug producing nations and is well illustrated throughout and includes a design directory of Handmade rugs.
An excellent resource
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