Red Diamond Design, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Kaftan - K080 Size-XXL The interior of each oval

The interior of each oval was protected by wax while the blue settled into the cotton around it

The tie-up design adds a playful

There's generous white ground between the shapes

close spacing that gives the whole cloth a textured depth when you look at it in light

Red Diamond Design, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Kaftan - K080 Size-XXL The interior of each ovalDiamond shapes in deep red across white cotton precise in intention, slightly imprecise in execution, which is exactly right for batik. The red is rich and dense, the diamonds sit in neat rows that the eye can follow across the full length of the kaftan. Each diamond was outlined in wax before the dye went on. At the pointed corners where the wax lines meet, the dye sometimes crept slightly inward not enough to distort the shape, just enough to give