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Looking for swirly ethnic patterns

Joshua Lurie-Terrell

Hi. I'm looking for fabric samples or a good catalog of same (or other good examples of ethnic decoration) for swirling patterns similar to what Kris Sowersby uses in his Klim logo. Any suggestions?

I know this seems overly general, but I am having a hard time finding good high-resolution black and white patterns; I've been poring through books on Russian and Indian textile design all week and still have yet to find anything that offers good reproductions of original drawings for such work.

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