Polka Indian Ikat Cotton

A cheerful bright blue indigo Ikat weave with bold white spots from Merchant + Mills. Suitable for dresses, tops, shirts, and looser fitting trousers.

Ikat is a resist dyeing technique where the threads used for weaving are dyed beforehand.  The Ikat threads are bound in a pattern so that the threads covered by the binding 'resist' the dye, creating a design.  The more binding done before weaving, the more complicated the pattern.

• Composition:  100% Cotton
• Origin: India
• Weight: 121 g/m2
• Width: 114cm
• Pattern repeat - 10cm
• Spot size - 2cm
• Colour: Indigo Blue + White
• Please note: Colours may differ from your screen

• Washing : Hand wash or gentle machine wash at room temperature with a mild and bleach free detergent

• For the first couple of washes, place the fabric in the washing machine drum at 30 degrees with a handful of table salt. This will help fix the dye to prevent it running.

• Drying : Low tumble dry or air dry under shade to preserve colors followed by delicate ironing on lower temperatures 

Every quantity added represents 10cm. You can buy from 10 cm and every quantity added adds 10cm to your total. The fabric will all be cut in one lenght. 

Example: If your added quantity is 5, this represents half a metre. Quantity 10 equals 1 metre.