ikat

An ikat's design was created long before the threads were woven.

"How are the mouse pads from the ikat show selling?"

Indonesia is where some of the greatest ikat fabrics come from.

Now, thanks in part to his efforts, there's a kind of ikat boom, and that will certainly lead to better conservation.

However, almost all are created with the ikat technique.

Traditional ones have a design created with the ikat dying technique and come in various set patterns.

It is a double ikat, usually made from silk.

It includes more than 200 ikat wall hangings and robes.

Over the time Barpali proved to be an ikat hub of the world.

By the 19th century, Cambodian ikat was considered among the finest textiles of the world.

They are popular for their traditional geometric patterns in Ikat style of dyeing.

The fiber is dyed by a method called ikat.

The double ikat of Japan is a type of kasuri.

Especially wonderful are the rolls of ikat, tucked away in a black bin-liner under the desk.

Sizes and designs varied but those made with the ikat dying technique became dominant.

By the mid-19th century most clothing was being made entirely of cotton, and dye techniques like ikat became universal.

The ikat textiles were also bartered for food by some people of Indonesia thus being considered economic goods.

She didn't emerge from the kitchen until six, leaving just enough time to change into a red silk dress with a vibrant purple ikat pattern.

A limited craft industry focused on ikat weaving is centered in Baranusa.

The introduction the term ikat into European language is attributed to Rouffaer.

Some styles of ikat favour a blurred appearance.

Perhaps the most visible of all Bali's handicrafts is endek (also called ikat).

The comfortable foam mattress was covered with soft cotton sheets and an ikat bedspread.

Several Indonesian islands are famous for their batik, ikat and songket cloth.

The process of dying and weaving ikat is labor-intensive and one piece can take months to prepare.