Purple Oval Design, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Kaftan - K153

Purple Oval Design, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Kaftan - K153Purple oval shapes across white cotton the purple is deep and saturated, and the ovals float across the cloth with a calm regularity that keeps the pattern from feeling dense. There's a lot of white between the shapes, which gives the purple room to breathe. The oval is one of the more forgiving batik shapes to draw the curves flow naturally with the wrist movement and yet each one here is slightly different. Same hand, same session, and still no two

The wax holds the white ground between each block while the purple saturates around it

the kind of pairing that works as well at home as it does at a resort

warm and intense without tipping into orange

Most orders are shipped within 1-4 working days and delivered within 5-7 working days from the date of dispatch

The simplicity of a single-colour circle pattern in batik is deceptive — every circle requires a complete wax outline

The brown tones vary slightly across the cloth the way natural dye always does

repeating grid — the blue is a solid

the black deepening where it borders the brown

The slight variations in spacing and angle are the record of a hand working continuously

the leaves filling the cloth with a relaxed

Warm to Hot Iron can be used

no two circles coming out in exactly the same shade