Ikat,Sikka, Flores island, Indonesia.
Natural dyed, hand spun cotton from indigofera and morinda citrifolia, stiffened with tamarind seed starch or similar. Unusually, this textile is in original uncut form, stiff from the loom. In this pristine form a sarong may be used as part of a brides dowry or presented at funerals. When made into a shirt or sarong or jacket, it is washed a lot and in time becomes soft.
Weaving technique
Ikat fabric is a dyeing technique used to create a distinct style of textile patterns by resist dyeing sections of the yarns prior to weaving the fabric.
In ikat the resist is formed by binding individual yarns or bundles of yarns with a tight wrapping applied in the desired pattern, effectively shielding that part from the dyes. The yarns are then dyed. The bindings may then be altered to create a new pattern and the yarns dyed again with another colour. This process may be repeated multiple times to produce elaborate, multicolored patterns. When the dyeing is finished all the bindings are removed and the design miraculously appears as the yarns are woven. Because the design is created in the yarns rather than on the finished cloth, both faces are patterned.
A characteristic of ikat textiles is an apparent and very distinctive “blurriness” to the design. The blurriness is a result of the extreme difficulty the weaver has lining up the dyed yarns so that the pattern comes out perfectly in the finished cloth. The blurriness can be reduced by using finer yarns or by the skill of the craftsperson. Ikats with little blurriness, multiple colours and complicated patterns are more difficult to create and therefore often more expensive. However, the blurriness that is so characteristic of ikat is often prized by textile collectors.
62 x 62 cm
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DELIVERY TIMES
- Almost all on-line orders are delivered within a week, many within 2 or 3 working days (we are closed on Mondays).
- Bulky items may take longer. We are normally able to share tracking numbers or advise likely delivery dates but we don't operate a guaranteed service
DELIVERY COSTS
- We have 4 basic UK shipping rates: small items £3.95, standard £8.95, Large £25 and X Large £35.
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- Since Covid19 most shippers do not want signatures, being happy instead with your stated name and sometimes just taking a photograph of the item on your door step.
NON DELIVERY
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RETURNS INFORMATION
We want customers to love what they buy. You may return any item that is not what you want or if it is faulty or not what you ordered. Please read the following carefully.
- Goods for return should be sent to The Nomads Tent, 2 Warrender Park Road, Edinburgh EH9 1JQ, UK. 0044 131 662 1612, info@nomadstent.co.uk.
- If you wish to return an item that is faulty or not what was ordered we will refund the full cost plus any agreed shipping costs. But you must notify us by phone, email or website message within 3 days of the delivery date. Any exception to this time limit will be at our discretion. We will make a full refund including agreed shipping costs when the item is received back at our warehouse*.
- If an item is returned for any reason other than being faulty or not what was ordered, we will deduct the cost of the outward shipping from the refund.
- You must ensure we receive returned items within 14 days of the delivery date unless we agree more time. You will be responsible for safely packaging the item for return. We will make the appropriate refund, less shipping costs, when the item is received into our warehouse in the same condition it was in when you received it.
- We are not bound to accept items received later than 14 days after you notify us. We reserve the right to charge a restocking fee of 10% or to return the item to you.
- We will only refund whatever is is agreed to be refunded, when the goods are received by us in perfect condition (or as they were when dispatched in the case of faulty items) and within the period of time stated above.
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