Itajime Silk Dune Kaftan | balti

Name: Itajime Silk Dune Kaftan | balti
SKU: Du-ita-126

SKU: Du-ita-126

$220.00

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Our signature Dune Robes & Kaftans are crafted from a single length of fabric and designed to make our beautiful textiles into highly wearable pieces with undulating drapes, which layer and flow beautifully. This piece closes with mother of pearl buttons down the front; wear it as a loose & airy kaftan.

One size with relaxed silhouette

Full length

Crafted in habutai silk dyed in the itajime shibori technique

Each 3m piece of fabric is folded, clamped and dyed by hand, so there are slight variations in colour and pattern between pieces

All orders come lovingly packed in recycled silk bags
One size: fits XS-XL comfortably

Length center front 44”

Chest & hip 98” round

+/- a tolerance inherent to hand made clothing
Fabric: 100% habutai silk

Handfeel: Soft & light with a fluid drape

Care: Dry cleaning recommended

Origin: Gujarat, India

Textile Story

Our Itajime Silk Collection has been hand-crafted in the workshop of two of India's foremost Master Craftsmen; Jabbar and Abdullah Khatri in Bhuj, Gujarat.

Shibori is a 1300 year old tie and dye technique developed in Japan involving the folding and clamping or otherwise securing of fabric prior to dyeing. Itajime is one technique of shibori which uses pieces of wood clamped together around sections of folded fabric to resist the dye in particular shapes.

Each three meter section of fabric is individually folded, clamped, tied and dyed; and this repeated several times to get layers of colours. It's a time consuming and exacting technique with bold geometric results.

Any variations or irregularities are to be celebrated. They are part of the design & inherent to the handcrafted production process, making this item beautifully unique.

Itajime Silk Dune Kaftan | balti

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