Mastering color: natural dyes of the Indian Subcontinent

Name: Mastering color: natural dyes of the Indian Subcontinent
Uploaded: 2022-08-22
Duration: 4 min 13 s
Channel: Khan Academy
Description: For centuries most of the world struggled to find ways to fix colour to cloth without it instantly coming out in the wash. Vividly painted and dyed textiles were coveted items, often quite expensive and made almost exclusively by artisans in the Indian subcontinent. Watch this video to learn about s

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For centuries most of the world struggled to find ways to fix colour to cloth without it instantly coming out in the wash. Vividly painted and dyed textiles were coveted items, often quite expensive and made almost exclusively by artisans in the Indian subcontinent. Watch this video to learn about some of the raw materials and colors they worked with. View the transcript here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LsNKClrRb68GuqlR4_1MmRD6cBIOAAph/view?usp=sharing View the detailed image captions here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J5vrV61JpbtbpzZNq81H8SEKTU8bge51/view?usp=sharing Video and resources by The MAP Academy: https://mapacademy.io/academy/courses/textiles-from-the-indian-subcontinent-short-course/