we are manufacturer and exporter of ikat tye and dye hand loom fabric from chennai India,

IKAT-is a type of weaving where the wrap, weft or both are tie-dyed before weaving to create designs
on the finished fabric. Great care must be taken in tying resist areas with water repellent material
such as bicycle inner tubes cut in to strips. The precision of the wrapping determines the clarity of
the design. After wrapping, the warp threads are dyed. When finished and unwrapped, the areas under
the ties have stayed the original color. Numerous colors can be added after additional wrappings.
Designs generally are worked out on graph paper. Great care must be taken in putting the wrap on the
loom, keeping all the treads in position in necessary for the design to work. The natural movement
during weaving gives IKAT designs a feathered edge, which characterizes this technique.