mix 'em & match 'em: ikat

And now, for your blog viewing pleasure, another installment of name that pattern!  No, it's not tribal,  diamond or a Swedish furniture store...  The Ikat has just about as many variations as a pizza.  Normally seen as an Indian textile the Ikat mixes shapes in a unique way that resembles animals, shapes or more modern Damask prints.  With so much character, some may find it difficult to add another print into the mix but that is have the fun of it, right?

These prints were created in Adobe Illustrator by me, Sarah Katherine Ormsby.

1. Since Ikat has su much character and has such a worn feel to it, by mixing in a very Mod Polk-a-Dot updates it by contrast.  The boldness of this print works with the Ikat, however, I would shy away from any Polk-a-Dot that is too small.  The size and concentration is what works here.

2. To pull from the veins in the Ikat, Ombre is a hot combination that mimics but does not copy.  I would suggest being adventurous with color and pick something in contrasting colors since we want to mimic and not copy.