Pastel Yellow, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Night Gown - NG032

Pastel Yellow, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Night Gown - NG032Pale yellow washed evenly across the cloth not a pattern but a colour, and in this case the colour is enough. The yellow is soft and warm, the tone that sits closest to sunlight without becoming overwhelming, and the hand dyeing gives it a depth that a flat dyed alternative would miss. Pastel yellow in batik is harder to land than it looks the dye concentration has to be precise, too little and it disappears, too much and it tips into mustard. This

The thousands of small knots that made this pattern were tied by hand

and handmade in India

which gives the cloth a settled

it softened

Blue shading up into yellow — cool at the hem and warm at the top

Summer yellow across the full cloth — not pattern

A solid-colour batik night gown is a simple thing done well

The result is a diamond pattern that has more going on than its simple geometry suggests

Both are part of the piece

unhurried quality

The brown dye filled the space between and around the arcs

The result is a pattern that looks both structured and alive