Island Reef Ikat Indian Cotton By Merchant & Mills

An unusual ikat cotton, a black background with multicolour rectangular details of joy.

Suitable for dresses, tops, and shirts.

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.

Ikat cloths are prone to slubs and often have ties in the cloth where one weaver ends and another begins, the ties will be on the wrong side of the cloth and we will endeavour to point this out on your packing slip if we see any. These are not flaws.

Composition - 100% Cotton, As our Indian cloths are handmade, sometimes susceptible to irregularities in the weave or print, this is all part of their charm and are not classed as flaws.

Weight - 121gsm

Width - 115 cm wide 

Length - .25cm 

Our fabrics are measured in the quarter metre to purchase multiples please enter more in the quantity box for example for 1 metre, please enter ‘4’ in the quantity box. 
1 quantity = quarter 25cm length
2 quantities = half metre 50cm length
3 quantities = ¾ metre 75cm length
4 quantities = 1 metre 100cm length

And so on. Multiple purchases will be sent in a continuous length.

Care: 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. Cool Wash, gentle spin, do not tumble dry. 

Colour Accuracy: Please note all images displayed represent the closest colour match as possible, differences in brightness and colour contrast between computer monitors may vary slightly.