Textile expert Mary Schoeser presents an authoritative account of the development of silk, its properties and practical uses, and its role in some of the greatest achievements in the history of fashion design.

This book includes several works by the artist Neil Bottle.
Page 187 two designs developed on a computer in 2005. Page 192 shows a selection of ties colored using a combination of screens and stencils as well as hand painting. The final work is on page 228, a hand painted silk panel.

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