Ikat tiraz

900s Overall: 41.7 x 30 cm (16 7/16 x 11 13/16 in.) Source image
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The "flame" pattern was dyed on the vertical warp threads before weaving began by tightly binding them to resist dye penetration, and repeated for each color. The process and fabric are called ikat, a Malaysian word which may have originated in South Arabia. Yemeni ikats with...

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