Ikat Weaving

While on the prowl for more sarees to add to my collection, I came across this interesting description of ikat weaving as practiced in Orissa, India - Sari Safari - Odissi Sarees. I was fortunate enough to see a demonstration of this technique at the Silk Road festival couple years ago at the Smithsonian Institution. The attention to detail and the painstaking care taken in creating the patterns is just awesome! Maybe someday I'll learn to weave like that - I can dream, can't I?