Island Reef Ikat - Indian Cotton

An unusual ikat cotton, a black background with multicolour rectangular details of joy. 

Ikat is a resist dying 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 before weaving the more complicated the pattern.

Please note 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 these are not flaws.

Pattern Recommendations: The Assembly Line - Drop Waist Dress, Jennifer Lauren Handmade - Quincy Dress, Cashmerette - Vernon Shirt

Fabric is sold by the half metre. For example, if you would like to order 1 metre, please add "2" to your basket, or if you'd like 1.5 metres add "3".

Please note that fabric is cut to order, so it is not possible to return or exchange purchases.

We do our best to take accurate pictures of our fabrics, but colours may differ slightly to the original fabric due to variation between monitor screens.