Baule Indigo Ikat Tie Dyed, African Textile, Vintage Blue Cotton FabricBaule Indigo Ikat Tie Dyed, African Textile, Vintage Blue Cotton Fabric Length: 52 Length: 35 Ikat is the process whereby threads are tie dyed before weaving takes place. When the cloth is woven, any section of the cloth where the threads have been previously ikat dyed will have a rather frayed pattern between the dyed and undyed colors. The wrap ikat process is used sparingly in West Africa.