Dyeing Ikat

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(c) Ian Alexander 1996-2005
Dyeing

Once marked out and wrapped with thread, the bundles are hand-dipped in the dye. Formerly, this was a very time-consuming process requiring many dippings in vegetable dyes. Today, a single dipping in a reactive dye is sufficient.