Blue Round Tie-Dye, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Night Gown - NG091

Blue Round Tie-Dye, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Night Gown - NG091Blue tie dye circles across white cotton each one deep indigo at its core, lightening outward through layers of blue into the undyed ground. The circles are distributed across the cloth with an organic irregularity that gives the pattern a free, unforced quality. The depth of blue at the centre of each circle depends on how tightly the fabric was bound and how long it stayed in the dye bath. Where the binding was tightest, the colour is most

and what remained underneath became the pattern

the flowing design has a settled quality that works particularly well in a night gown

The wax outlines for each petal were drawn before the fabric met the dye

giving it a richness that pure crimson wouldn't have

The scallop pattern is stitched by hand onto the black cotton

the kind of colour that feels easy on a slow morning

The circles are distributed across the cloth with an organic irregularity that gives the pattern a free

The diamond outline in batik is a wax line turned four times at angles

Soft pink scattered across white cotton

Wax is placed over each one so the dye flows around them

closer to dark espresso than tan

Coral pink stripes running the full length of the night gown — the pink is warm and even