Ikat technique or Hol in Cambodian, is a warp or weft faced fabric in which all the colors are applied to the warp or weft yarns by a multi-stage, tie-dye resist method prior to the weaving. Once woven, the patterns appeared on the cloth. The skills of the Cambodian weavers can be admired in the pidaan cloth which appears in religious context and features usually a Buddha image situated in a temple complex. Other images include: lanterns, stupas, apsaras, white elephants, naga, horses, peacoks, hamsa birds, chickens. Cambodian weavers have mastered in the technique of tie and dye, making sure that once woven the cloth provides the desired patterns. This process takes a considerable amount of time as the weaver needs to count the number of threads and pass the thread around a frame.