Tie Dye Kimono Batik Print Top
MassassiBTie-Dye Kimono Top in Batik Print, Navy
A knee-length robe featuring matching black cotton trim details.
It comes with side piped pockets and a belt for waist-cinching.
Crafted from organic cotton with a batik print by skilled artisans in Nigeria.
Shell: 100% Cotton Batik Print
Lining: 100% Cotton Black
Size Available: UK8/10 EU34/36 Small
Wash on Low Temperature.
There are examples of batik textiles in many parts of Africa but the most developed skills are to be found in Nigeria where the Yoruba people make adire cloths. Two methods of resist are used: adire eleso which involves tied and stitched designs and adire eleko where starch paste is used. The paste is most often made from cassava (a root plant) flour, rice, alum or copper sulphate boiled together to produce a smooth thick paste. The Yoruba of West Africa used cassava paste as a resist while the people of Senegal use rice paste. The paste is applied in two different ways.
By using freehand drawing of traditional designs using a feather, thin stick, piece of fine bone or a metal or wooden comb-like tool. This is done by women.
Forced through a thin metal stencil with a flexible metal or wooden tool. This enables accurate repeat patterns to be achieved. This is done by men.