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Ikat Textiles Tying Process

Tie-Resist-Dye and Weaving
by
Sakshi Gambhir
IDC, IIT Bombay
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  • Pattern-to-be-woven sketched on graph paper

  • Pieces of polythene that are wrapped on the weft for resist-dyeing

  • Soota or cotton thread that is wrapped on the weft for resist-dyeing

  • Weft yarn being tied to a wooden frame

  • Plastic being wrapped on a bunch of weft yarn

  • Cotton thread being wrapped on the polythene to prevent dye penetration

  • Cotton thread being wrapped on the polythene to prevent dye penetration

  • Cotton thread being wrapped on the polythene to prevent dye penetration

  • New bindings being put that will prevent dye penetration in the second round of dying

  • Weft yarn on the wooden frame

  • Tying karigar at work

  • Weft yarn on the wooden frame

Pattern-to-be-woven sketched on graph paper

Pieces of polythene that are wrapped on the weft for resist-dyeing

Soota or cotton thread that is wrapped on the weft for resist-dyeing

Weft yarn being tied to a wooden frame

Plastic being wrapped on a bunch of weft yarn

Cotton thread being wrapped on the polythene to prevent dye penetration

Cotton thread being wrapped on the polythene to prevent dye penetration

Cotton thread being wrapped on the polythene to prevent dye penetration

New bindings being put that will prevent dye penetration in the second round of dying

Weft yarn on the wooden frame

Tying karigar at work

Weft yarn on the wooden frame

After the pattern to be woven is sketched on graph paper, degumming of the yarn is done. Infact, any yarn undergoes washing process with soda and soap water to increase pliability and smooth and shinier texture. Once the yarn is dry, it is tied to a wooden frame. This is the weft of the saree. Bindings that resist dye penetration are applied to narrow or wide bundles of these threads in locations defined by the intended motif.

After the bindings are in place, the threads are taken off the loom and immersed in the first dye bath. After drying, the bindings are cut away; the threads are strung onto the loom again and arranged carefully so that they match exactly. New bindings are put in place for all locations that should not receive color in the second round of dyeing. Then the tied threads are taken off the loom again, immersed in the next dye bath and so on, until the desired multicolored pattern has been created.

For more details: http://dsource.in/resource/ikat-textiles-nuapatna
 

Pattern-to-be-woven sketched on graph paper

Pieces of polythene that are wrapped on the weft for resist-dyeing

Soota or cotton thread that is wrapped on the weft for resist-dyeing

Weft yarn being tied to a wooden frame

Plastic being wrapped on a bunch of weft yarn

Cotton thread being wrapped on the polythene to prevent dye penetration

Cotton thread being wrapped on the polythene to prevent dye penetration

Cotton thread being wrapped on the polythene to prevent dye penetration

New bindings being put that will prevent dye penetration in the second round of dying

Weft yarn on the wooden frame

Tying karigar at work

Weft yarn on the wooden frame


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