Craft Talk - Grammar of Ikat by Translate

One of the popular style of weaving and much loved ones has been Ikat. Translate is proud to play a part in creating awareness and celebrating  India’s rich legacy of ikat, an age-old textile technique while empowering the regional Ikat artisans.  Ikat is a specialised dyeing technique applied to pattern textiles that employs a resist dyeing process similar to tie-dye, on either the warp or weft fibres prior to dyeing. It is distinctly labour intensive and known the world over for its precision and masterly craftsmanship. Ikat textiles are rich with interminable, inherent possibilities of tie-dyed patterned wraps and wefts that may...