Pink Leaf Design, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Kaftan - K140

Pink Leaf Design, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Kaftan - K140Pink leaf shapes across white cotton the leaves are loosely drawn, each one slightly different in width and curve, and the pink sits warm and even across the whole design. The pattern has a botanical ease to it, organic without being fussy. Leaf shapes in batik are drawn freehand in wax no stencil, no template. The variation in each leaf's outline is the natural result of a hand moving through the cloth at its own pace, and that variation is what

Blue oval shapes across white cotton — the ovals sit cleanly against the white ground

hand-dyed by skilled artisans on pure cotton

Purple zig zag lines across white cotton — the purple is deep and saturated

Both are part of the same honest process

and the dotted pattern spreads across the cloth in a way that feels consistent from a distance and handmade up close

but a steady

Multi-colour batik circles require the wax to be applied in stages

On a full-length night gown

and it's most visible on the simpler designs like this one

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

the palms read with a sunshine energy that the darker-ground versions don't have

Orange shading into black — warm and striking