Crafted using natural dyes and traditional double Ikat artistry, this halter neck dress reflects timeless craftsmanship with a refined contemporary touch. Detailed with signature weave textures and made in soft breathable fabric, it offers effortless elegance and handcrafted beauty.
- Wash Care
- About the Technique
- About the Technique
- Dry-clean recommended
- Gentle, cold, machine/hand wash with like colours
- Dry in shade
- Do not use bleach
- Iron - medium heat
Ikat
Ikat is a dyeing technique used to pattern textiles that employs resist dyeing on the yarns prior to dyeing and 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 (ikat means "to bind" in the Indonesian language). 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 yarns are woven into cloth. In other resist-dyeing techniques such as tie-dye and batik the resist is applied to the woven cloth, whereas in ikat the resist is applied to the yarns before they are woven into cloth.
Creative Bee Signature Weaves
Being textile designers foremost at heart, we have always loved playing with different yarns to produce new and interesting textures. We have always tended to lean towards lesser-used yarns such as Tussar, Gicha, Noil and combine them them with mainstream yarns to develope unqiue new weaves and fabric constructions. Creative Bee's signature weaves have always been one of a kind and provide livelihood to forest tribes and small weavers who are happy to take part in our fabric experiments, which, over the years, have come be known for their curious feel and unique fall and always being of the highest quality.