Black & Cream Cotton Ikat Fabric – Broad Blocks, 50 cm

Broad black blocks alternating with cream, every edge shredded into fine teeth by the tie-dyed warp — the simplest ikat there is, and the hardest to weave cleanly. 50 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: 100% cotton
• Width: 50 cm (20 in)
• Main colours: cream ground; black
• Design / motif: broad 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, curtains, a seat pad, a headboard, bags and jackets, wall panels. Reads as a graphic stripe from a distance. 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. 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 Uzbekiston Pochtasi tracked airmail: USA 9–18 working days, Europe and the UK 8–16, elsewhere 10–20.