Red Triangle Border Design, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Night Gown - NG122

Red Triangle Border Design, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Night Gown - NG122Red with a triangle border the bold red body meets the geometric hem detail in a combination that has a folk art directness to it. The red is warm and confident, the triangles add a defined lower edge, and the two elements together give the night gown a character that plain pieces don't have. The border triangles were applied in wax point by point, each one drawn individually in sequence around the hem. In red, the contrast between the body and border

The two colours sit close in temperature but read distinctly

every outline was drawn individually

and the blue is clean and even

A shaded batik like this requires the dye to be applied in careful sequence

Original hand dyed Batik on 100% pure cotton

the dye sometimes crept slightly inward — not enough to distort the shape

but a steady

The tone is softer than mustard and brighter than cream

The sharp peaks and valleys of the zig zag pattern show the batik process at its most precise — each angle a deliberate turn of the wax tool

The ground between the stripes stays pale

The overall effect is of something carefully made rather than carefully perfected

The triangle border was drawn in wax by hand before the fabric was dyed — each point meeting the next in an unbroken sequence around the hem