New Release — In Search of Wild Silk by Karen Selk — An Intimate Encounter With Wild Silk Moths and The Cultures Who Raise Them
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Maybe you know about silk. Most of us do. Its lustre and sheen is unlike any other fibre. It's tempting luxury caused Pliny the Elder to rail against it almost two-thousand years ago. But what of the wild silks? Most wild silks are spun by moths as large as your open hand. They are fantastic creatures creating equally fantastic fibres. What is wild silk? Who works with it? Where do they live and what are their lives like?
Karen Selk answers all these questions and more in her extraordinary book "In Search of Wild Silk." Karen is well known to textile artisans as a silk specialist, lecturer, researcher and the founder of Treenway Silks.
In her new book Karen Selk takes us on a visual tour of India to meet the cultures and communities that work with wild silks from Assam to Odisha. This is an in-depth journey and Karen has drawn on over thirty years of experience working with sericulture to tell us about it.
In addition this book contains a valuable glossary, extensive catalogue of resources, and a comprehensive bibliography. If you work with textiles, clothing or fashion, this book is an invaluable addition to your studio. If you are interested in the relationship between cultures and cloth this book should be in your library.
8.75 x 11.25" (22.5 x 28.5 cm)
Hardcover 272 pages
$56
Karen was born in Wisconsin in a farming community and studied Chinese language and literature in university. She immigrated to western Canada in the early 1970’s and has made her home on Salt Spring Island since 2000. Read more about Karen on her biography page here. Or check out her wonderful blog posts.
To our U.S. customers – don't forget that the exchange rate works in your favour, it's like an extra discount.
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