Green Black Circles, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Kaftan - K021 Kaftan The diamond grid gives the

The diamond grid gives the pattern a crisp

or even nightwear

At the edges of each block

Purple at this saturation in batik can absorb differently across the cloth depending on the cotton's surface

the green carrying a natural warmth that stops the black from feeling stark

Green Black Circles, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Kaftan - K021 Kaftan The diamond grid gives theGreen and black circles arranged across the cloth in an interlocking pattern the contrast is sharp but the hand dyeing keeps it from feeling hard. The green carries a natural warmth, the black anchors it. Each circle boundary is a wax line. The dye respected those lines mostly but not perfectly, and that imperfection is what gives the pattern its energy. A machine would have made it flatter.