Red Waves Design Batik, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Kaftan - K190

Red Waves Design Batik, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Kaftan - K190Original hand dyed Batik on 100% pure cotton, crafted by artisans using the traditional wax resist technique. Each piece is unique no two are exactly alike. A comfortable one size kaftan with an adjustable waist string, fully non transparent, and handmade in India. Ships worldwide.

The meeting of blue and yellow in the dye process creates transitional tones that aren't planned but are a natural consequence of the chemistry

and the dye responded in kind

darker where the dye pooled and lighter where it barely touched

At the edges of each block

giving the design an easy

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

Brown tie-dye circles spreading outward across the cloth — warm espresso at the core of each one

Purple blocks across white cotton — deep and rich

Blue leaf shapes across white cotton — the blue is a clear mid-tone that reads coolly against the white

What makes this piece contemporary is simply the cut and the cotton

and the slight variation in density across the cloth is the honest record of a hand that moved at its own rhythm

That edge detail is particular to batik and is part of what gives the floral its character — flowers that look like they were grown