Brown Leaf Design, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Kaftan - K141

Brown Leaf Design, Hand Dyed Batik, 100% Cotton Kaftan - K141Brown leaf shapes on white cotton earthy and grounded, the leaves carry that warm cinnamon brown tone that sits comfortably against skin in any light. The pattern is generous in scale, the leaves filling the cloth with a relaxed, all over coverage. The brown dye settled differently in different parts of the cloth slightly richer where it pooled at the wax edges, a little lighter where it spread thin. The leaves aren't perfect outlines; they're records

Brown leaf shapes across white cotton — earthy and generous

In green the border reads as organic and grounded — the geometry and the earthy colour work together rather than against each other

and the white ground between them keeps the design feeling fresh

Cut as a comfortable one-size kaftan with an adjustable waist string

brings artisanal charm to everyday wear

Green and brown palm leaves in a two-tone batik — the green is earthy and full

some narrower — is the product of the hand rather than the machine

No two stripes are precisely identical

the edges carry the characteristic softness of hand-applied wax — nothing ruler-straight

closer to violet than lavender

In yellow against white

Look at any diamond's corner and you can see whether the wax held or gave a little