MAGIC SARONGS

Magic Sarongs ~ $22.50
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A highly compressed sarong that, when soaked in water, uncompresses to a full sized fringed light weight rayon sarong (aprx 66" x 44").

Great for travel or just a fun novelty. Color, size, and design varies due to the batik process.

Sari to Sarong: Five Hundred Years of Indian and Indonesian Textile Exchange by Robyn Maxwell
sari to Sarong brings together some of the greatest surviving examples of traditional Indian and Indonesian textiles to demonstrate the remarkable exchanges of ideas, materials, designs, and imagery--royal and religious--between the two great cultures of India and Indonesia over the last 1000 years. The publication shows not only the great variety and beauty of the cloths but also the many sources of inspiration carried across the Indian Ocean by sailors and merchants, priests and warriors.

Drawn from the National Gallery of Australia’s famous Asian textiles collection, the silks, cottons, batiks, gold brocades, tie-dyes, and embroideries feature Ramayana epics, elephant and camel processions, trading ship and floral designs from Indian chintz.

Pacific Pattern by Susanne Kuchler (Author), Graeme Ware (Author), Glenn Jowitt (Photographer)
A lavishly illustrated survey of Pacific fiber art, with a stunning compilation of contemporary, archival, and museum images—an indispensable sourcebook for artists, craftspeople, designers, and architects.
Pacific Pattern provides a visual journey through the history of the Pacific, the techniques associated with fiber and fabric, and their cultural relevance to the people. It is the first book to reach beyond the ritual domain to encompass patterns in the everyday sphere, including the traditional patterns found in floor coverings, cooking containers, or storage baskets and the use of fiber art in architecture and interiors. 327 color illustrations.