Think of India and the colour you maybe think of is red. Red symbolises happiness and good fortune. Hindu women get married in red, the tilak mark on the forehead is red vermilion.
Silk Icat bedspreads made by a complex weaving process in which the weft or warp threads are resist dyed or tie dyed before the fabric is woven. In double Ikat both warp and weft threads are tie dyed.