Kalimantan ikat textiles and baskets

Jean talks about the motifs, natural dyes, and uses of ikat textiles and baskets from Kalimantan. Listen to why leeches are good for cloths, why you have to feed the crocodile motifs, and what bamboo means for indigenous cultures. Central to Threads of Life’s work with over 1000 weavers on 12 islands across Indonesia has been 15 years of field research studying, documenting, testing, and teaching the archipelago’s natural dye traditions. We are now bringing this experience to an international audience by teaching one- and two-week small-group workshops on fiber arts with natural dyes at our natural dye studio and botanical garden in Ubud, Bali.