{"product_id":"merchant-mills-indian-ikat-cotton-bolero","title":"Merchant \u0026 Mills Indian Ikat Cotton - Bolero","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e100% Cotton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e116cm wide, 97gsm, 2.9oz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA woven Ikat in black, yellow, red and white. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSuitable for dresses, tops, shirts, or cushions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIkat is a resist dyeing technique where the threads used for weaving are dyed beforehand.  The Ikat threads are bound in a pattern so that the threads covered by the binding 'resist' the dye, creating a design.  The more binding done before weaving, the more complicated the pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ikat cloths are prone to slubs and often have ties in the cloth where one weaver ends and another begins, the ties will be on the wrong side of the cloth and we will endeavour to point this out on your packing slip if we see any. These are not flaws.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor the first couple of washes, place the fabric in the washing machine drum at 30 or 40 degrees with a handful of table salt. This will help fix the dye to prevent it running.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs our Indian cloth is handmade, they are susceptible to irregularities in the weave or print, this is all part of their charm and are not classed as flaws.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Ray Stitch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57799069139327,"sku":null,"price":1.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/0034\/0564\/files\/CCI-BOLERO.webp?v=1781952791","url":"https:\/\/www.raystitch.co.uk\/products\/merchant-mills-indian-ikat-cotton-bolero","provider":"Ray Stitch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}