Cloth
Cloth
Natural fibres, dyed using windfall leaves gathered on walks through the local bush, along the coast and from my garden. Dye is extracted from the leaves during the cooking process to create colour. If leaves are included in the fabric bundle, leaf prints are formed. The art of creating leaf prints is called eco printing, as discovered by the alchemist India Flint.
Scarves and wraps of ightweight merino/silk fibres are perfect for layering at this time of the year, yet light enough for summer use. Cotton, linen and silk cloth is dyed in a variety of patterns in muted, organic colours. Lengths are suitable for simple garment making or hangings, smaller pieces 30 to 50cm square are available individually or as a bundle of four.
Maker: Margaret Chapman
Natural fibres, dyed using windfall leaves gathered on walks through the local bush, along the coast and from my garden. Dye is extracted from the leaves during the cooking process to create colour. If leaves are included in the fabric bundle, leaf prints are formed. The art of creating leaf prints is called eco printing, as discovered by the alchemist India Flint.
Scarves and wraps of ightweight merino/silk fibres are perfect for layering at this time of the year, yet light enough for summer use. Cotton, linen and silk cloth is dyed in a variety of patterns in muted, organic colours. Lengths are suitable for simple garment making or hangings, smaller pieces 30 to 50cm square are available individually or as a bundle of four.
Maker: Margaret Chapman
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Merino wool shawl/wrap
Plant dyed and leaf printed knit wool fabric, hand dyed and leaf printed with eucalyptus leaves. Edges are left raw for more fluidity. Perfect for wrapping a baby bundle up in.
Size: 1.2m x 1.6m approx.
Price: $135.00 -
Silk crepe scarf
Dyed with sweet gum loquat, griselinea, eucalyptus and windfall leaves. No two are the same; plant materials vary according to the season, garden prunings and windfall material available. Edges are left raw for more fluidity.
Size: 1520mm x 550mm
Price: $89.00 -
Silk crepe scarf
Dyed with kawakawa leaves and metal. No two are the same; plant materials vary according to the season, garden prunings and windfall material available. Edges are left raw for more fluidity.
Size: 1520mm x 550mm
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80/20 Merino wool and silk scarf
Dyed with sweet gum and oak windfall leaves from Tangiwai Reserve. No two are the same; plant materials vary according to the season, garden prunings and windfall material available.
Size: 1800mm x 350mm
Price: $89.00 -
80/20 Merino wool and silk scarf
Dyed with loquat leaves. No two are the same; plant materials vary according to the season, garden prunings and windfall material available.
Size: 1800mm x 350mm
Price: $89.00 -
80/20 Merino and silk scarf
Dyed with avocado skins. No two are the same; plant materials vary according to the season, garden prunings and windfall material available.
Size: 1800mm x 350mm
Price: $89.00 -
80/20 Merino and silk scarf
Dyed with harakeke (flax) flowers and leaves. No two are the same - plant materials vary according to the season, garden prunings and windfall material available.
Size: 1800mm x 350mm
Price: $89.00 -
80/20 Merino wool and silk scarf
Dyed with leaves from the willow myrtle (Agonis flexuosa). No two are the same; plant materials vary according to the season, garden prunings and windfall material available.
Size: 1800mm x 350mm
Price: $89.00 -
80/20 Merino wool and silk scarf
Dyed with kawakawa leaves. No two are the same; plant materials vary according to the season, garden prunings and windfall material available.
Size: 1800mm x 350mm
Price: $89.00 -
Silk noil close weave scarf
Dyed in eucalyptus using windfall gatherings from my environment to create a unique natural design.
Size: 2000mm x 500mm
Price: $89.00 -
Silk noil supersoft loose weave scarf
Dyed in eucalyptus using windfall gatherings from my environment to create a unique natural design.
Size: 1800mm x 320mm
Price: $89.00 -
Windfall leaves
Collected from a walk in a handstitched silk bag from the sleeve of an old blouse. -
Bundles from the dye pot
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Silk piece unbundled
