Ikat summer shawl inspired by the Uzbek Ikat program from last March. It is based on a design from the Mary Zicafoose book, Ikat, which is in the Guild library. This 70” piece is dyed with navy (plus a bit of silk black) MX dye on 8/2 tencel warp and 10/2 lunatic fringe cotton. The tencel accent warp is also dyed with a mix of Golden Yellow and Emerald Green MX dye. Wrapping so there is zero dye leakage is a challenge but worth it. Weaving an Ikat demonstrated the incredible skill of the Uzbek weavers.
