Sea Green Ikat Dress Fabric

The ancient cities of Central Asia along which the Silk Road passed, were always famous for the production of exquisite fabrics. Bukhara, Margilan, Namangan, Kokand and others were and continue to be centres of Uzbek weaving. Today, these places are famous for the beauty of hand-made silk and cotton ikat fabrics, not only throughout the country, but also throughout the world. The centuries-old traditions of hand-made silk and cotton fabrics have been an integral part of national clothing, culture and interior design.

Ikat is a fabric handweaving technique. In Uzbekistan, the fabrics obtained in this way are called abra. Fabrication using ikat technology includes up to forty stages. It all starts with cooking silk pupae in hot water. In this case, the caterpillar must die inside the cocoon. If the silkworm comes out of the cocoon, the thread will be spoiled. Next, they begin to bind bundles of threads for their phased dyeing in certain colors.

The peculiarity of the Uzbek ikat is that the pattern is applied only to the warp threads, while the wefts remain monochrome. This is a complex, manual process. Fabrics of the same composition may differ slightly in density of weaving of threads, it depends on the pattern, the thickness of the threads, as well as the individual weaving technique of each weaver. The uniqueness of the ikat technique does not allow you to create two identical fabrics!

One of the most famous types of Ikat fabric is 50% silk and 50% cotton, both of these materials are natural which makes ikat fabric convenient in wearing or using in other spheres. Silk fabric gives shiny look, while cotton makes the material durable which can serve for a long-period of time.