Fabrics to dye for

One thing we did while in Bali was visit an ikat factory--a traditional fabric dying technique on the island. (Ikat fabrics are actually found all around the world, including many parts of South America...it isn't just famous in Bali!) Thread is bound into a pattern first, and then dyed before woven into cloth. You can see the binding process in the first two images and then the process of weaving the thread into cloth in the last image.

The finished product...beautiful!