Blue Dotted, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Kaftan - K001

Blue Dotted, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Kaftan - K001Cool blue dots scattered across white cotton small, even, and quietly precise. The blue has a clarity to it that sits well in any light, neither too deep nor too pale, and the dots cover the cloth in a pattern that reads as texture from a distance and as craft up close. Each dot is a point where the wax held the cotton white while the blue dye spread across everything around it. The slight variation in their edges where the wax gave a little or held

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

Brown dots on white cotton — earthy and unhurried

elegant visual movement

In places where the wax was applied thicker

all the way around the hem

the shape of shoreline vegetation

The blocks give the design a structured

Against the white ground the pattern feels light and open

The yellow is soft and warm

the pink crept in just a little — those tiny variations are the signature of the hand

The striking navy blue stripe pattern

Purple and pink blocks in a two-tone arrangement — the purple grounds it