Pattern family

Prints & Resist-Dyes

These cloths are defined not by how they are woven but by how their color is put on or kept off. The resist-dyes block dye from reaching parts of the cloth or yarn: wax in batik, bound knots in tie-dye and bandhani, tied yarn in ikat. The prints lay color onto finished cloth, as in hand block printing. The renders here are stylized house impressions of each technique's signature look, not reproductions of any one piece.