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  Ikat Pattern

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  Ikat is a resist-dyeing technique in which the yarn - warp, weft, or both - is bound and dyed before the fabric is woven. Unlike batik, which applies resist to finished cloth, ikat applies resist to the thread before weaving. The bound portions of yarn resist the dye; when the bindings are removed and the yarn is woven, the pre-dyed pattern appears in the cloth. Because the alignment of dyed yarn sections during weaving is never perfectly precise, ikat produces a characteristic soft-edged or slightly blurred version of the intended pattern - this "ikat blur" or "ikat feathering" is the defining visual characteristic of the technique and a primary aesthetic marker in ikat-inspired surface design. The word "ikat" derives from the Malay-Indonesian mengikat - "to tie" or "to bind."