Red, Blue & Cream Silk Ikat Fabric – Paisley Palmettes

Red and periwinkle-blue paisley palmettes on cream, the tails of every motif feathering into the ground — a classic pairing in the glossy seventy per cent silk blend. The old listing called it a decorator fabric; it is as much a dress cloth. 40 cm wide.

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: 70% silk, 30% cotton
• Width: 40 cm (16 in)
• Main colours: cream ground; red; periwinkle blue
• Design / motif: paisley palmettes in red and blue
• 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: hand wash at 30 °C with a mild detergent, no wringing, dry in the shade, iron on the reverse; or dry-clean

Suitable uses

A jacket or dress, a scarf, cushion fronts on white or tan, a bedhead. Pairs with the red-blue-tan paisley (IF0442). More cloths of this kind are under Silk 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. Colours differ slightly between dyelots, so order the full length you need at once. Washing and pressing are covered in how to wash ikat fabric.

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