Item number: T-ET-1
Cotton selimut, very typical selimut from this area, stripes, ikat bands, purple dominant color, aniline dyes.
Ikat is a type of weaving in which the warp threads (long dimension of the loom) or weft threads (cross threads) are tie-dyed before weaving to create designs on the finished cloth. Extreme care must be taken in tying dye-resist areas with water repellent material--such as banana stem strips or other stringlike material. After wrapping with these strips, the warp threads are dyed. When the dyeing is complete, the wrap threads are removed, and the pattern begins to emerge. Under the tied areas, the natural color remains. In order to produce high quality varied-color ikats, several rounds of tying and dyeing may be necessary. For the best quality, the process of tying and dyeing may take up to two years before weaving begins!!
Next, the warp threads must be placed on the loom with great care. All the threads must go back exactly as they were before tying to ensure the clarity of the design.
Good ikat artists are not only weavers, but sketchers, dyers and spinners of cotton.
Often they raise their own cotton ( or harvest wild cotton ) and prepare their own dyes.
“Selimut” or sarong. In West Timor, men wear a wraparound
sarong called a “ Selimut”
( often interpreted as blanket). A man will wear one wrapped around their body and
if “ dressed up “ another over the shoulder for warmth or show. The extra is often to show off the weaving skills of their wife.
Women wear a tube type sarong that they will step into and then knot at the waist.
Some tube type sarongs are very long and can be pulled up over the shoulders for warmth. Highly decorated sarongs can be seen at market days in West Timor.
These fabrics make wonderful accents as throws, wall hangings or made into very unique pillow covers.
Material: Cotton
From: East Timor
Age: 2001
Material : cotton, anilne dye, lurex thread highlights |
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9480 Picture Rocks Road