Balinese Ikat fabrics
Authentic Balinese Ikat-sarongs
come from a century-old tradition.
What makes Ikat special is the dying process. The weft is dyed by hand in a very complicated and lengthy process, in which it is tied and retied in prearranged patterns and dyed several times prior to weaving.
Most of the resulting patterns have been influenced by dreams and spiritual connections with the gods, and they have been handed down over generations. Almost extinguished by batik and low priced mass-production fabrics, Ikat has recently been rediscovered by the Balinese people as their cultural heritage, and saved from oblivion.
Authentic Balinese Ikat-sarongs
come from a century-old tradition. What makes Ikat special is the dying process. The weft is dyed by hand in a very complicated and lengthy process, in which it is tied and retied in prearranged patterns and dyed several times prior to weaving.
Most of the resulting patterns have been influenced by dreams and spiritual connections with the gods, and they have been handed down over generations. Almost extinguished by batik and low priced mass-production fabrics, Ikat has recently been rediscovered by the Balinese people as their cultural heritage, and saved from oblivion.
Balinese Ikats
have very special, sensuous and secretive colours: warm turmeric yellow, sparkling Pacific green, vivid butterfly blue, subdued papaya red and even more…
The countless colours mirror the unbelievable visual richness of Bali with its exotic flowers and fruit, tropical spices, green terraced rice fields, wild vegetation and, of course, the mysterious ocean that laps the shores of the island.
Balinese ikats
have very special, sensuous and secretive colours: warm turmeric yellow, sparkling Pacific green, vivid butterfly blue, subdued papaya red and even more…
The countless colours mirror the unbelievable visual richness of Bali with its exotic flowers and fruit, tropical spices, green terraced rice fields, wild vegetation and, of course, the mysterious ocean that laps the shores of the island.
The most beautiful Ikat fabrics
come from the Sidemen region, in the south-eastern part of the island. The Ikat sarongs selected for YPNOSIA are produced, without children work, in small, family-run weaving mills, where the traditional division of labour still exists, according to which only men are allowed to dye the yarn while only women weave the fabrics. Very often several days if not weeks are necessary to produce a single sarong.
Small imperfections and irregularities are not quality defects, but rather proof that the fabric has been dyed and woven by hand and not by machine.
The most beautiful ikat fabrics
come from the Sidemen region, in the south-eastern part of the island. The Ikat sarongs selected for YPNOSIA are produced, without children work, in small, family-run weaving mills, where the traditional division of labour still exists, according to which only men are allowed to dye the yarn while only women weave the fabrics. Very often several days if not weeks are necessary to produce a single sarong.
Small imperfections and irregularities are not quality defects, but rather proof that the fabric has been dyed and woven by hand and not by machine.