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Ikat with ease. How to produce a "watery" pattern on plain weave fabric. Also includes instructions for dyeing a pattern with more than one color.
HANDWOVEN Sep 1981 (v.2#4) pg. 60

Ikat. How to design it, wind and tie the warp, dye the warp and weave it.
HANDWOVEN May-Jun 1984 (v.5#3) pg. 56

Ikat techniques are used to produce a shawl or ruana, and matching skirt. Includes instructions on Ikat.
HANDWOVEN Sep-Oct 1984 (v.5#4) pg. 61

Do-it-yourself guide to space-dyed yarn. Tricks and techniques used in commercial dye processes are explained.
HANDWOVEN May-Jun 1986 (v.7#3) pg. 55

Plain-weave warp-ikat scarf dyed with Brazilwood. A good project for those inexperienced in ikat.
HANDWOVEN Jan-Feb 1988 (v.9#1) pg. 32

Tip: How to dye two ikat warp sections in one dyepot.
HANDWOVEN May-Jun 1988 (v.9#3) pg. 7

Warp painting. Sections of warp are dyed separately while stretched flat on a sheet of plastic. Includes mixing and setting instructions for Lanaset (Telana) dyes and Cibacron F or other fiber-reactive dyes. This is an excerpt from the Summer 1988 issue of Color Trends.
HANDWOVEN Nov-Dec 1988 (v.9#5) pg. 20

Tip: How to rinse a dyed, measured warp without getting it tangled.
HANDWOVEN Nov-Dec 1989 (v.10#5) pg. 20

Easy Ikat. An introduction to resist technique dyeing. Includes instructions for weaving and sewing an Ikat tote bag.
HANDWOVEN Jan-Feb 1990 (v.11#1) pg. 62, 84

Simple discharge dyeing. How to get the effect of ikat by spraying commercially dyed cotton yarn with bleach.
HANDWOVEN Sep-Oct 1991 (v.12#4) pg. 56

Random ikat. A fast and easy technique that gives ikat a contemporary look.
HANDWOVEN Jan-Feb 1993 (v.14#1) pg. 58

Ikat for rag-rug weavers. Advice on resist-dyeing of colored fabric and tips on using different types of fabric in one rug.
HANDWOVEN Nov-Dec 1994 (v.15#5) pg. 55

Basic ikat. Covers fiber and dye selection and ikat wrapping.
INTERWEAVE Summer 1980 (v.5#3) pg. 27

A new technique for pulled-warp ikat.
INTERWEAVE Summer 1980 (v.5#3) pg. 29

Warp Ikat. Part 1. Includes instructions for making the warp, wrapping the warp, dyeing, beaming and threading.
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #48 Fall 1981 (v.12#4) pg. 4

Warp ikat. Part 2. Quick design effects.
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #49 Winter 1981 (v.13#1) pg. 16

Fiber reactive dyeing. A technique of tying and dyeing warp or painting a warp with cold-water, fiber reactive dyes. Result is a combination of ikat and painted warp.
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #49 Winter 1981 (v.13#1) pg. 34

Kasuri. Japanese ikat.
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #53 Winter 1982 (v.14#1) pg. 22

Ikat for knitters. Instructions for making block-design and shifted-pattern samples. Techniques of knitting a garment are detailed. Includes a pattern chart for use when knitting a sweater that is worked from one sleeve through the bodice to the other sleeve. Insert explains Japanese method of wrapping and tying off the resist and on ikat dyeing.
THREADS #15 Feb-Mar 1988 pg. 56
Added Info THREADS #16 Apr-May 1988 pg. 4

Balinese Ikat. Includes instructions for building a revolving frame for winding the warp, designing and tying, dyeing, unwrapping and weaving.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #17 Summer 1980 (v.5#1) pg. 49

Weft Ikat for rugs. Instructions for dyeing and weaving weft ikat in a weft-faced weave and density suitable for a rug.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #20 Spring 1981 (v.5#4) pg. 31

Two articles describe how to produce warp ikat like that woven in Indonesia.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #29 Summer 1983 (v.8#1) pg. 38, 41

An introduction to weft ikat.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #37 Summer 1985 (v.10#1) pg. 62

Weaving velvet ikat. Describes basic principles and gives instructions for weaving a wool velvet sample. Article assumes a knowledge of ikat dyeing techniques and emphasizes the weaving.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #44 Spring 1987 (v.11#4) pg. 36
Correction WEAVER'S JOURNAL #45 Summer 1987 (v.12#1) pg. 78

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