Soumak

Sheer fabric and curtain.

90% cotton 10% linen. Handwoven.

Sheer fabric and curtain.

90% cotton 10% linen

An expanse of undyed ivory ground crossed by horizontal bands in muted gold, the stripes varying in width and texture from finely ribbed lines to broader, more densely woven bars. The surface falls in soft folds, catching light unevenly across the pale field so the striping appears to shift in tone from cream to warm ochre. No other motifs or borders are visible, the design resting entirely on this rhythmic sequence of stripes.

Draped folds of a plain-woven textile show a horizontal color division, pale grayish-beige across the upper field giving way to a warmer rust-brown band near the lower edge. The surface is unpatterned aside from this single tonal break, with the visible weave structure creating fine ribbed texture along each fold.

A plainly woven ground in undyed ivory is crossed by broad horizontal bands of warm ochre, the color settling unevenly where the fabric folds and catches light. The surface is left otherwise open, without pattern or border, the interest resting entirely in the alternation of pale and gold stripes across the visible drape.

Color: Denim/Rust

The surface presents an open field of fine, closely set horizontal striations in varying tones of blue-gray, catching light unevenly to suggest gentle movement across the panel. A soft diagonal fold crosses the piece, and along the lower edge a narrow band gives way to loose, unraveling warp ends that hang free in rust-brown strands against the pale ground beneath.

Color: Denim/Beige

A close, raking view of the surface shows fine horizontal ribbing in alternating bands of deep denim blue and pale beige, the tones shifting subtly where the material catches the light. The field is left entirely plain, without pattern or border, allowing the striated texture itself to carry the visual interest. At the lower edge the ground gives way to a loose fringe of undyed threads hanging free.

Color: Chalk/Beige 

The surface is left entirely open, a plain gauzy ground gathered into soft folds that catch the light along diagonal ribs of the weave. A fine warp-and-weft striping runs across the cloth in subtle tonal shifts, and one edge finishes in a loose fringe of unknotted threads.