This collection includes splendid paisley motifs and patterns inspired by leaves, trees, flowers, buds, animals and birds. Throughout the book over 500 strikingly varied patterns culled from wide range of sources are showcased. They vary from Kashmir to Benares, Gujarat to Rajasthan, featuring extra-ordinary works of India's artists and craftsmen. This book depicts the romance of Paisleys in its full glory, nurturing spiritual affinities with the natural world.

This visual treat offers a wealth of creative possibilities for direct permission free use by embroiderers, needle workers, textile designers, craft persons, textile and fabric printers.

It comes with a ready to use CD Rom for designers which offers a varied selection of fascinating patterns and beautiful motifs for innovative, and often ingenious, uses to create or add a decorative dazzle to their creative work. (jacket)