Ikat - gorgeous patterns and bright colors

Gorgeous patterns and bright colors woven products in the technique of ikat - status symbols of Central Asia of the 19th century. In pre-Soviet times in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, it was not just a colorful accent: ikat was the highest expression of art and skill of the designer dyer, an indispensable accessory living in households that could afford it, an important area of ​​growing urban economy, a valuable and prestigious gift - whether loved one, or the king.

Ikat was a link in many spheres of life - political, economic and social. One of the reasons of prestige textile products in the technique of ikat - the difficulty of manufacture. The trick ikat that the colors and patterns are applied to the threads in advance before the woven fabric, and only when the product is ready, before your eyes convex pattern occurs. Each strand of yarn can be painted and dried up to three times. The main colors of dyes - yellow, red and blue. Before each stage of the process color master must fasten each section to protect areas that are not supposed to absorb this dye. Therefore, a site that will be blue, must tie round oneself before painting in yellow and red, a site that will be green, must absorb the yellow dye, then it must be for a red tie, and then unleash the blue, the yellow and blue together gave green.