Purple and Gold Velvet Ikat Fabric - Natural Ikat Pattern Material, Uzbekistan Ikat Cloth Fabric, Velvet Fabric By The Metre, Boho Upholstery Textile

Introducing our stunning Silk Velvet Ikat Fabric, a masterpiece of textile artistry hand-woven from the finest silk velvet. This fabric features a luxurious purple base adorned with intricate gold swirling patterns, creating a rich visual texture that exudes elegance and grandeur.

Crafted using traditional Ikat techniques, this fabric involves a complex dyeing process before weaving, ensuring each pattern is distinctively blurred, which adds to the uniqueness of every piece. The deep purple and vibrant gold color combination not only provides a regal aesthetic but also offers a versatile palette for various design applications.

This silk velvet Ikat is perfect for creating sophisticated home decor items. As upholstery fabric, it transforms furniture into stunning statement pieces that become the focal point of any room. It is also ideal for use as curtain fabric or drapery fabric, providing a lavish touch that can enhance the overall ambiance of your living space.

In addition to home decor, this fabric is highly sought after in the fashion industry for crafting luxurious accessories, such as designer handbags. The opulent texture and eye-catching patterns make it perfect for exclusive fashion creations that demand attention and showcase individual style.

Furthermore, the durability and exquisite feel of this silk velvet Ikat make it suitable for creating high-end cushions that add a touch of comfort and luxury to any interior setting. Whether you are looking to elevate your home's decor or add a unique piece to your fashion collection, our Purple and Gold Silk Velvet Ikat Fabric offers the perfect blend of beauty, quality, and artisanal craftsmanship.

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The stunning Bakhmal Uzbek Ikat fabrics are Velvet Ikats hand-made from 100% pure silk woven into the silk/cotton foundation layer. These rare fabrics combine exceptional beauty with ultimate comfort. The soft, smooth fabric boasts elegance and a high-end feel. It is velvety smooth to the touch, and is splendid in its refined and graceful appearance. In a way, it is the very epitome of luxury and style all-around in its design, presentation and material.

Product Details:

• Fabric care instructions: we recommend dry cleaning or cool handwash
• Fabric length: sold by the yard or by the metre
• Fabric width: our Uzbek Ikat fabrics are hand-woven using the traditional narrow hand looms and are comparatively narrow with widths ranging from 36 cm (14") to 64 cm (25") depending on the fabric.
• Fat quarters: for the convenience of our customers, we make fat quarters available. Our fat quarters are 56 cm long (22 inches) and 36 to 46 cm wide (14 to 18 inches).
• Hand-woven: fabrics are hand-loomed in small batches with intervals of about 2.5 yards (2.3 meters), with each interval naturally flowing from one to the next via a connecting pattern that keeps the design continuous.
• Natural and organic: we only use natural dyes and natural organic silk.

About Ikat Fabrics

Hand-loomed and hand-dyed authentic Uzbek Ikat fabric - we are bringing back the original Uzbek Ikats that gained fame during the heyday of the Great Silk Road due to their unique designs, diverse patterns and vibrant colors. Hand-made using the original weaving and dyeing techniques, our fabrics feature the amazing ancient designs of Bukhara, Samarkand and Khiva and are made only using 100% natural fibers and dyes.

Magnificent in their beauty, handmade Uzbek Ikat fabrics boast bright and colorful patterns, thoroughly unique designs and smooth textures thanks to their reliance on all-natural, top-quality silks and velvets. The fabrics are a national treasure of the Central Asian region and have been widely recognized all over the world for their remarkable qualities. You will often see Uzbek Ikats at Fashion Weeks in New York, Paris and Milan, where they are often featured by world-renowned designers in their collections. Vintage Ikat fabrics are also cherished by many prominent museums and private collectors.

The process of hand-dyeing and then hand-weaving the Ikat fabrics is very labor-intensive and follows the most stringent standards of fine craftsmanship. It can take a week of meticulous work to produce just a single piece.

History of Uzbek Ikat Fabrics

Hand weaving has existed in Uzbekistan since the ancient times even before the Great Silk Road first introduced the region's magnificent fabrics to the European, and later, the American continents. These rare fabrics have always been made by hand in very small batches. Passed down from generation to generation, the centuries-old artistic traditions responsible for the unique Ikat techniques and designs live on in modern-day Uzbekistan. Our Uzbek Ikats remain true to their original roots and remain as brilliant and refreshing today as they were centuries ago.

These gorgeous Ikat fabrics are a cultural landmark of Uzbekistan and Central Asia, internationally acclaimed for their infinitely diverse designs. The rich traditional Ikat patterns begin with hand-dyeing the threads. Once placed on the hand loom, the threads gradually form an organized design in the hands of a master artisan inspired by the creative heritage of the ancient Bukhara, Samarkand and Khiva. In capable hands, the Ikat designs can take a limitless number of brilliant shapes. The technique empowers a unique diversity of designs featuring energetic combinations of colors, shapes and patterns that can suit any taste and occasion.

Types of Ikat Fabrics

We can broadly group the majority of Uzbek Ikats into five distinct categories, depending on their material composition, textures and uses, with all five available in our store.

The Silk Shoyi Uzbek Ikats are made from pure silk, and are the finest and lightest of their kind. The Adras Ikats come in silk with a small addition of cotton for extra durability, and can also be made from cotton only, depending on the use case. Khan-Atlas Ikat fabrics, meaning Royal Silk Ikats, are the most illustrious of all, boasting amazing and unforgettable designs with a classy luster. The Bakhmal Ikats are a treasure find famous for their absolutely luxurious all-natural and delicately soft silk velvets, and brilliantly sophisticated patterns.