Surajmal Shobhachand supplies ikat fabric and dresses, shirts, tops and co-ords from India for brands and garment makers.
Ikat is a yarn-resist technique. Its pattern is dyed into the yarn before weaving.
Ikat garments we supply
Have a style in mind? Send a reference garment and the quantity, and we quote it with ikat.
Request a similar style→Single or double ikat
Single ikat
The cloth gets its motif from one resist-dyed yarn direction: warp or weft.
Double ikat
The motif combines resist-dyed yarn in both directions, warp and weft.
Name the ikat type with the fabric reference.
How the yarn gets its pattern
Tight bindings reserve undyed sections of yarn while the exposed sections take the dye.
We also supply ikat-look screen prints and digital prints.
Woven ikat or an ikat-look print
Send one design with a garment reference or tech pack and quantity. We price woven ikat and an ikat-look print for comparison.
Specifying ikat on a tech pack
- Fabric or garment
- Specify fabric supply or the garment style and size range.
- Existing cloth or new motif
- Attach a cloth photograph or motif reference. State whether to source an existing cloth or develop fabric to a new motif brief.
- Fibre and yarn count
- Give the composition and yarn count, or a quality reference to match.
- Construction, GSM and usable width
- Specify the weave, weight and usable width. For cotton weight choices, see cotton.
- Ikat type
- Choose warp, weft or double ikat.
- Motif dimensions and repeat
- Give the motif dimensions and repeat spacing across the fabric.
- Colour references
- Include a reference for each colour.
- Panel placement
- Mark the motif position on each garment panel.
- Accepted motif appearance
- Attach an appearance reference and any required alignment or motif-edge tolerances.
- Origin, if required
- Name a weaving centre only when a particular origin is part of the requirement.
- Quantity per colourway
- Give fabric metres or garment quantities by size.
Not sure of every line? Tell us what you are planning, and we will advise on what works best.
Send this as a brief→Common questions about ikat
Is ikat print fabric the same as woven ikat?
No. An ikat-look print applies the motif to cloth. Name it as a print in the fabric enquiry.
Is ikat cotton always single ikat?
No. Cotton is also used for double ikat. State the fibre and the ikat type separately in the brief.
Are ikat, Patola and Pochampally interchangeable names?
No. Ikat names the technique. Patan Patola is a double-ikat sari, usually in silk; Rajkot Patola can be single ikat. Pochampally names a regional ikat craft whose materials include cotton and silk.
Where is ikat made in India?
Pochampally in Telangana, Patan in Gujarat and Sambalpur in Odisha are among its centres. Pochampally Ikat, Patan Patola and Sambalpuri Bandha Saree & Fabrics are registered Geographical Indications.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Can we buy ikat fabric without ordering garments?
Yes. We supply ikat fabric on its own, by the metre.
Is ikat made like batik or ajrakh?
No. Batik uses a wax resist on cloth. Ajrakh uses block-applied resist printing in single-sided and double-sided forms; see block printing.
A question this does not answer? Ask us directly and we reply within 24 hours.
Request a similar fabric
Send the ikat fabric reference, weight and metres per colourway for a fabric enquiry. We reply within 24 hours.
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