1/2M Ikat Indian Cotton in Turmeric
A smokey turmeric cloth with an off white Ikat weave spot.
Suitable for dresses, tops, shirts, and looser fitting trousers or shorts.
Ikat is a resist dyeing technique where the threads used for weaving are dyed beforehand. The Ikat threads are bound in a pattern so that the threads covered by the binding 'resist' the dye, creating a design. The more binding done before weaving, the more complicated the pattern.
Ikat cloths are prone to slubs and often have ties in the cloth where one weaver ends and another begins, the ties will be on the wrong side of the cloth and we will endeavour to point this out on your packing slip if we see any. These are not flaws.
Content: 100% Cotton
Width: 114cm / 44”
Weight: Lightweight
Opacity: Opaque
Drape: Crisp
Country of Origin: India
Care Instructions: For the first couple of washes, place the fabric in the washing machine drum at 30 or 40 degrees with a handful of table salt. This will help fix the dye to prevent it running.
Pattern Recommendations:
Donny Shirt by Friday Pattern Company
Jaimie Pajama Pants by Tilly and the Buttons
Regalia Blouse by Sew House Seven
Order Matching Thread Put a note in the checkout window to indicate which fabric you want thread matched.
Sold by the half metre. Select qty: 1 for 0.5m, qty: 2 for 1m, qty: 3 for 1.5m, etc.