Itajime Silk Box Kaftan | basalt

• One size: fits S-L comfortably. *L size customers: please check sleeve circumference for fit
• Length 46"
• Chest & hip 60"
• Sleeve length 12" & armhole circumference 12"

+/- a tolerance inherent to hand made clothing

• Fabric: 100% habutai silk 
• Handfeel: Soft & light with a fluid drape
• Care: Gentle & quick hand wash in mild detergent. Don't soak as some colours may run. Drip dry in the shade. Gentle steam iron.
• Origin: Gujarat, India

 

 

Textile Story

 

Our Itajime Silk Collection has been hand-crafted in the workshop of two of India's foremost Master Craftsmen; Jabbar and Abdullah Khatri in Bhuj, Gujarat.

 

Shibori is a 1300 year old tie and dye technique developed in Japan involving the folding and clamping or otherwise securing of fabric prior to dyeing. Itajime is one technique of shibori which uses pieces of wood clamped together around sections of folded fabric to resist the dye in particular shapes.

 

Each three meter section of fabric is individually folded, clamped, tied and dyed; and this repeated several times to get layers of colours. It's a time consuming and exacting technique with bold geometric results. Any variations or irregularities are part of the design and inherent to the production process.