Well, Uzbek ikat fabric is growing more and more in popularity! Now, it is used not only for upholstery, interior designing, but also for apparels! Let me show you some awesome ikat dresses created by Uzbek couture – Boytun. You can also find the ikat fabrics itself which was used for creating specific ikat dresses further. Moreover here we will list some ikat fabrics from our online store – ORIENTAL CREATIONS™ – http://www.oriental-creations.com/ by using which you can make ikat dress too.
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Ikat dress
28
Jul
The capital of silk and ikat fabric
19
May
The capital of silk and ikat fabric (by the 2000-th Anniversary of Marghilan city)
Cities, like people, change over time. Marghilon is experiencing its second youth. It is noteworthy that no one can accurately interpret the meaning of “Margilon. At this point there are many hypotheses. Closer to the truth is those who give the following interpretation of “marginal” by the Iranian-green grass, green plain. The second part of the word “Loan” is the ancient Iranian suffix, meaning “district”. When you merge these two words is obtained “Margilan” – green countryside.
The exact age of Margilan is not yet determined. We asked for clarification on this subject to a native Margilon Honored Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a professor Nematullo Ibragimov. Here’s what he said: ‘Of course the final say in determining the age of Margilan is for archaeologists. But the fact that our city is on the Silk Road – known for certain the Silk Road with its historical roots in ancient times, for trading in silk from other countries, China, probably still in the V century BC. Start building and operation of the silk road connected with the name of the first traveler and merchant, an officer of the palace guard Chuzhan Prizing who opened for the Chinese in the first half of the second century BC Central Asia. It is considered that Margilan has existed since the 1st century BC.
Essay on the Uzbek ikat fabric
17
May
As it is known, the peculiarity of national clothing is determined by climate, living conditions and tribal traditions. National clothes more than all the other elements of material culture reflects the peculiarities of the people and belongs to the stable ethnic identity. Seeing, for example, a girl in a dress from the famous Khan-Atlas (ikat fabric) of Uzbekistan.
Previously, wealthy people made of satin yakandoz (narrow blankets for seating), kurpa (broad blankets), bistar (mattress), blankets and other supplies for the cradle, men’s and women’s robes, national belt. Now, these things usually are made of cheaper fabrics – Chinese velours, for example.
Previously, wealthy people made of satin yakandoz (narrow blankets for seating), kurpa (broad blankets), bistar (mattress), blankets and other supplies for the cradle, men’s and women’s robes, national belt. Now, these things usually are made of cheaper fabrics – Chinese velours, for example.
Making of ikat fabric
10
Dec
The first stage of making an ikat textile is making the silk thread. This is done by putting the cocoons into a pot of boiling water in order to kill the caterpillar and to dissolve the sericin, a kind of glue which binds the threads together. The released silk filaments are then extracted using a stick or brush to catch the ends and are then wound by hand into skeins, directly from the pot.
Grabbing silk filaments from a pot of boiling cocoons. © Tim Stanley
ikat fabric creation