VSTGIPBTDS-04

Odisha Handloom

Tussar Silk

Acid Dye

Hand Woven

The technique of ikat is the tie and dye process which have trickled down from the Indonesian culture. Weaving in this technology started in Odisha and, as saying goes, the weavers implemented this technology from Gujarats Potala region. Although Odisha has adopted this process yet it has its own style and traditional designs. The ikat method is based on tie and dye technique. This is a very intricate method and is done manually. In ikat method the yarn is subject to tying in sequences and dyeing the required areas in the required color. This technique is quite different from the methodology adopted in States like Gujarat and Rajasthan. In Odisha, by this method the dye soaks into the exposed portions and the tied portioned are left from the dyeing effect. As a result, you have a systematic sequence in the yarn which is put to weaving. This sequence is a preconceived design of the weaver. This sequential tie and dye method allows the weaver to form the designs in various colors.

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