Ikat Collection Watercolors
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Swans Island
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Ikat Collection Watercolors
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Swans Island
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This yarn is hand-dyed in Maine using an ancient Indonesian technique called Ikat, which means “to tie”. Each skein is wrapped by hand, then carefully dipped into pots of all-natural dye. When the wraps are removed, white resist marks are left behind.
Some colors then go for another dip in a second color of dye.
Once knit, a painterly effect reminiscent of watercolors emerges.
About this yarn
by Swans Island
Light Fingering
100% Merino
525 yards
/
100
grams
139 projects
stashed
205 times
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36 votes
- Page created: March 19, 2015
- Last updated: November 1, 2017 …
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