Ikat textiles are made with a painstaking resist-dyeing technique. Their global reach is on view at the George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum.

In 1973, the Ifugao Rice Terraces, including Banaue, were declared a Philippine National Cultural Treasure. Spanning over 10,360 square kilometers, these terraces symbolize the enduring legacy of ...

Ifugao Nation, which manufactures and promotes indigenous Philippine textiles, clarified that the skirt was made using the traditional "ikat" technique with a contemporary lizard pattern as its design ...

Ikat, which has recently been making waves in the Indian the global fashion industry is an Indonesian word, which literally means ‘to bind’. It was officially featured in the European textile ...

Tie-dye techniques Yarn tie-dye (ikat): A weaving process in which thread or yarn is tied, according to a pattern, before it is dyed. The pattern emerges as the fabric is woven.

This silk velvet ikat robe was made specifically for a woman, as evidenced by the pinched waist. Velvet ikats were considered top-of-the-line, the Freer|Sackler's Massumeh Farhad explains, because ...

Ikat textiles, which emerged centuries ago in Central Asia, India, Japan and South America, are characterized by a repeating pattern of hazy geometric shapes, often in bold or pastel colors. The ...