Red, Grey & Yellow Cotton Ikat Fabric – Chequer Blocks, 50 cm

Coral-red, grey and yellow blocks set in a chequer, each one feathered at the edges where the dye was tied into the warp. Pure cotton, 50 cm wide — modern-looking, and entirely traditional in method.

Product details

• Product type: handwoven ikat fabric, sold by the metre
• Origin: Margilan, Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan
• Weaving technique: warp ikat — the threads are tie-dyed before weaving; handloom, no power looms
• Composition: 100% cotton
• Width: 50 cm (20 in)
• Main colours: cream ground; coral red; grey; golden yellow; black
• Design / motif: chequer blocks with feathered edges
• Sold by: the metre — one unit is 1 m (1.09 yd), cut in one continuous length from 1 m up
• Condition: new, uncut from the bolt
• Care: dry-clean recommended; if washing, by hand at 30 °C with a mild detergent, dry in the shade, iron on the reverse

Suitable uses

Cushions, a stool or bench, curtains, quilt tops, bags and jackets, table runners. Strong enough to be the only pattern in a room. More cloths of this kind are under Cotton Ikats.

Handmade note

Handwoven on a wooden loom, so expect what the loom leaves: motif edges that feather where the warp shifted, a hairline of colour variation along the length, and a selvedge that is not perfectly straight. The pattern is dyed into the thread, not printed on it, and shows on both faces — the test described in our handwoven versus printed ikat guide. Colours differ slightly between dyelots, so order the full length you need at once.

Cut to order and dispatched from Bukhara within 24 hours by Uzbekiston Pochtasi tracked airmail: USA 9–18 working days, Europe and the UK 8–16, elsewhere 10–20.