//IKAT WEAVING -INDONESIA//
The pattern is determined by the dyeing of the threads before they are
woven.
IKAT is an Indonesian word meaning 'to bind' or 'to die' and It's a
resist dye technique similar to tie-dye. Warp and weft threads are
stretched on a frame the size of the finished cloth, these threads are tied
with plastic ribbons forming the design
of the pattern which will resist the dye penetration when they are dipped into
a dye bath. This process may be repeated several times depending on the
quantities of colours or the pattern complexity. When all of the dyeing is
finished the bindings are removed and the threads are ready to be woven into
cloth.
The most common and old form of IKAT is WARP IKAT , were the threads are
bound and the pattern design is formed in the warp threads only. The WEFT IKAT , as the name indicates, the
bound and dye process are done in the weft threads only.
The most rare and expensive IKAT is the DOUBLE IKAT GERINGSING textile.
This kind of textile is made of both the
warp and the weft threads, this are bound and dyed and later weaved together.
This kind of IKAT can only be found in the Tenganan Bali Aga Village of East Bali one of the best preserved Bali
Villages were I had the luck to see the weavers in action♦
Ikat fabrics I bought in Bali during my staying♦
