Category Archives: ikat fabric

Empowering Women, Fashion, Home + Decor, ikat fabric, Travel

Souvenirs of Uzbekistan – a particle of the East for a long-lasting memory

Posted on by Shavkat Mukhamedov
17
Jul

Can you imagine a trip abroad without memorable souvenirs? Souvenirs are not only gifts for loved ones, but also a memory, a part of the country you visited. In our country, the culture synthesized nomadic and agricultural cultures, which are originally adjacent to its territory, you will find many Uzbek souvenirs that you will want […]

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Empowering Women, Fashion, Home + Decor, ikat fabric, Travel

Ikat Pillows & Pillowcases

Posted on by Shavkat Mukhamedov
10
Jul

For the first time pillows were used as a decorating element for a long time. With their help, designers placed accents using products with a bright color or print. Over time, this became quite popular, most beginning designers adopted an easy but effective way to dilute the background of a room. The decorative pillow is […]

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Fashion, Home + Decor, ikat fabric, Travel

Ikat – fabric conquered the world!

Posted on by Shavkat Mukhamedov
04
Jul

Bright, sunny fabric with patterns on it … As bold as our generous sun! The same kind and positive, as our friendly people! Ikat is not a type of pattern, not a combination of colors, it is a unique technique of making fabrics, which consists of the procedure when threads are first painted and then […]

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Home + Decor, ikat fabric, Travel

The creation of ikat in Indonesia

Posted on by Shavkat Mukhamedov
22
Jun

Not many people know the origin of Indonesian ikat, and today we will tell you about this laborious process. Indonesia is the city of batik and ikat, the most beautiful handmade ethnic fabrics. This fabric is created on the island of Bali, this place is also called the “Island of the Gods”. In Bali, the […]

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Empowering Women, Fashion, Home + Decor, ikat fabric, Travel

Ikat – a new trend in interior design, born in the East

Posted on by Shavkat Mukhamedov
14
Jun

The traditional oriental ornament ikat today is at the height of fashion. The production of silk fabric with a pattern reminiscent of a rainbow reflection that trembles in a ripple of water begins with silkworm caterpillars. In the spring, these insects are woven into cocoons, and after a few days, these cocoons are removed and […]

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Empowering Women, Fashion, Hair + Beauty, Home + Decor, ikat fabric, Travel

Ikat – the perfect fabric for sewing curtains?

Posted on by Shavkat Mukhamedov
Ikat curtains
12
Jun

The decoration of the window for many centuries remains the most important decorative and functional detail in the design of any interior. That is why, choosing the fabric for curtains, it is necessary to take into account many factors. To create an appropriate and attractive image, it is not enough to choose a material of […]

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Fashion, Hair + Beauty, ikat fabric, Travel

How Indian ikat differs from uzbek ikat?

Posted on by Shavkat Mukhamedov
How Indian ikat differs from uzbek ikat?
27
May

There are many examples of uzbek ikat and its features, but do you know anything about Indian ikat? Ikat is one of the oldest known patterned textiles in the world, with a history that spans across multiple cultures and is known to have existed in India since the 6th Century. Traditionally, Ikat was a symbol […]

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Empowering Women, Fashion, Hair + Beauty, Home + Decor, ikat fabric, Travel

Why Uzbek ikats are so narrow?

Posted on by Shavkat Mukhamedov
Why Uzbek ikats are so narrow?
18
May

One of the main questions that interests most people is a narrow width of Uzbek Ikats. There is a story of how in the Soviet days, when there was no such thing as a private business, the production of ikat textiles was in the hands of the government and the production was industrialized in a […]

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Fashion, Home + Decor, ikat fabric, Lifestyle, Travel

How to wash ikat fabric

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How to wash ikat fabric
13
May

Today, one of the most popular fabrics that went down in history and continue to conquer the hearts of millions of people – ikat, deserves the best attention and of course care. So, in this article we will talk about how to care for this fabric and in what conditions it is necessary to be […]

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Fashion, Hair + Beauty, Home + Decor, ikat fabric, Travel

Top 20 ikat décor images

Posted on by Shavkat Mukhamedov
Top 20 ikat décor images
11
May

Ikat in the modern world is not only a fabric made by a special technology, but also a masterpiece that has gone down in the history of many designers and connoisseurs of art. Being initially only a fabric for sewing various kinds of clothing, today ikat has greatly expanded the boundaries of usage. For example, […]

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Fashion, Home + Decor, ikat fabric, Travel

Cotton weaving vs silk ikat weaves

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Cotton weaving vs silk ikat weaves
30
Apr

The weaving of cotton cloth was the most common domestic handicraft of the oasis towns and villages until the nineteenth century. Almost every household possessed a loom for the manufacture of cotton cloth for the making of garments, turbans and girdles, as well as coarse calico for the family’s use and for sale in the […]

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Fashion, Home + Decor, ikat fabric

Suzani for home décor and upholstery

Posted on by Shavkat Mukhamedov
Suzani for home décor
30
Apr

A person of Western lifestyle cannot stop wondering when he first comes to a traditional Uzbek house. And first of all, to the almost complete absence of furniture. A patterned carpet or nap carpet on the floor, kurpacha blankets and pillows folded in niches, a wrought-iron chest and a low table han-takhta make up almost […]

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