Rare Design All Handmade Cotton Shibori cheapest + Batik Long Scarf 75"*32" Indigo Blue Dye Intangible Cultural Heritage Sustainable Fashion Boho
Size: 190cm*80cm (75*32 inch)
Material: Natural Cotton
Technique of Artisanship: Tie-Dye (Shibori) Batik
Cultural Origin: Miao people (A branch of Hmong)
Artisan/Designer: Ning Hang (intangible cultural heritage inheritor)
Year of Make: Made to order
• Miao Culture: Dyeing Cloth as an Act of Faith
The Miao people, a branch of the ancient Hmong ethnic group, are scattered throughout Southeast Asia in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and southwestern China. One of their traditional songs tells the story of batik. The Goddess Washuang wanted to make an umbrella to hold up the sky, and so she invited the God of Bees to dance on the cloth to make a pattern in wax. Then she invited the God of Indigo to dye the fabric. Finally, she stretched the fabric over a frame and completed the celestial umbrella. She then passed this technique on to two Miao girls, Ayang and Abu. Life in the mountains is hard, but the Miao still fill their days with dancing and music, and as they dance, the Indigo God wearing batik clothing dances with them.
Learn more about Miao culture and its art of batik:
https://www.shine.cn/feature/art-culture/1712248199/
• Batik: An UN-Certified Intangible Cultural Heritage
Batik is an UN-certified intangible cultural heritage of resist-dyeing that uses beeswax to outline patterns on fabric that are then drawn using special pens. The dye is made from the leaves of indigo picked on the mountain slopes, soaked in water in a barrel, and left to ferment for a month. During this time, the dye changes color from pale greenish-yellow to dark blue. The Miao batik patterns combine the diverse arrays of themes, techniques, and creativity of the women who design them. With innovation inspired by Miao folklore, these women transform the abundance of plants and animals in nature into a bold, stylized world of legends and fantasy.
See how Miao batik is made on Google Arts and Culture:
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/JQUBNlxhiRZBIA
• Indigo: One of the Oldest Textile Arts in the World
The original indigo tie-dye technique dates back around 1,500 years and now exists in only a few Shui/Bai/Buyi communities because it is a difficult and time-consuming process. All indigo fabrics are dyed by hand using natural dyes made from fermented indigo plants.
Learn more about the indigo dyeing arts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cczmik2pt4
• The Artisan: Ning Hang
Ning Hang is one of the most prestigious inheritors of Miao batik. Her work exemplifies the true traditional craft of the Miao culture, and she insists on creating everything by hand.
• cheapest What Is Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)?
According to UNESCO, “ICH includes traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants, such as…skills to produce traditional crafts. The importance of intangible cultural heritage is not the cultural manifestation itself but rather the wealth of knowledge and skills that is transmitted through it from one generation to the next.”
Learn more about ICH:
https://ich.unesco.org/en/what-is-intangible-heritage-00003
• Free Shipping and Free Seven-Day Return Policy
If you would like to return your product, please make sure that it is in the same condition as received (complete, unworn, and uncontaminated). A return must be made within seven days of receiving your order. Customized products cannot be returned. The return shipping label is included in the box.
• Care of Plant-Dye Cloth (Natural Indigo, Batik, Tie-Dye, Shibori, etc.)
For handmade fabrics, irregular patterns, uneven dyeing, color differences, and slight discolorations are normal. Plant dyes are natural pigments with poor color fastness. Do not dry these fabrics in the sun, do not machine wash, do not soak for an extended period of time, and do not use washing powder, soap, or detergent. Soak for 10 to 20 minutes in a solution of salt and white vinegar before handwashing and drying in the shade.