Name/Title
Ikat techniqueEntry/Object ID
TT853.6.B37Description
What's Ikat? A method of tie-dying yarns that, when woven or otherwise constructed, produces patterns with characteristically blurred edges - a subtle, painterly effect. Of interest to accomplished weavers, it's a relatively difficult, complicated process, dependent on a good color sense and meticulous tieing-- seepage can add to or undermine desired results. Battenfield enumerates materials and procedures, offers ample historical illustrations, most made of cotton or silk, and many modern adaptations (striking even in black-and-white photographs) using less traditional materials--linen, Boulez mohair, heavy one-ply jute.Collection
Edith Wyle CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
dyes and dyeing--textile fibers, edith wyle collection, ikat, ikat--techniqueBook Details
Author
Jackie BattenfieldPublisher
Van Nostrand ReinholdDate Published
1978Call No.
TT853.6.B37ISBN
442205953, 9780442205959LCCN
77008669Notes
Length: 100