Itajime Silk Itaki Top | zanskar
A dramatic, flowing top crafted from 2 panels of silk, hand embroidered together with openings for head and arms, creating a boat neck.
- 100% hand stitched using a zero waste pattern
- 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 S-L comfortably
- Length center front 22" & side 30”
- Neck opening 28” round
- Arm hole 22” round
+/- a tolerance inherent to hand made clothing
- One size: fits S-L comfortably
- 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.
