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Vintage Handwoven Hemp-Cotton Spot Weave Fabric

Handwoven Hemp-Cotton Spot Weave Fabric Sold in one yard lengths. Widths vary. See roll descriptions below for details. Here’s another fabric treasure: handwoven hemp-cotton spot weave fabric. Spot weave is a geometric weave structure that shows off the handspun hemp yarns as they float over the surface of the fabric. Some of these structures resemble Summer and Winter as well. These beautiful, skillfully woven fabrics are perfect for tabletop runners or mats with pleasing neutral combinations of cream, ecru and light taupe colored yarn. All of the hemp in this fabric is grown without pesticides and processed, spun and woven … Read more

Handwoven Hemp-Cotton Towel Irregulars

Sold individually. Towel sizes range from 14 to 18 inches wide and 20-24 inches (35.5 to 56 cm wide and 46 to 61 cm) long. We aren’t able to choose specific sizes or include or avoid certain types of marks. We’ve received a shipment of vintage handwoven hemp-cotton towel irregulars that have minor stains, shadings and marks. The fabric is unused but acquired blemishes due to its age. Nearly all the irregulars are stains and discolorations. The fabric is perfect for overdyeing, stitching, eco printing, bundle dyeing and surface design. Please refer to the images in the product gallery to … Read more

Mordanted Cotton Bandana 6-Pack

Our mordanted cotton bandana 6-pack is a bundle of fun! There is something so liberating about having a few mordanted pieces on hand and ready for the latest creative impulse. Pick up a pack of our mordanted cotton bandanas, also super useful as table napkins or project squares. Now you can eco-print your latest forage or find, or throw a few bandanas in the dye pot to use as dinner napkins. Dye some up for creative playtime or dye a bandana wardrobe. They’re lightweight and easy to pack for your next natural dye travel adventure. Bandanas become a wonderful way … Read more

Handwoven Hemp-Cotton Towels – Perfect for Dyeing

Handwoven Hemp-Cotton Towels – Perfect for Dyeing This is a rustic, handwoven specialty fabric that was found every rural Romanian household: handspun and handwoven hemp blend fabric that was destined for towels, covers, and other home textiles. We’ve had this fabric made into simple and sturdy towels. They are a first quality cotton/hemp blend and approximately 15×28 inches with machine hemmed edges. They may vary in size. These towels are wonderful for the bath or kitchen and grow softer with use. They are also great for dyeing, bundle-dyeing, printing or painting with natural dyes as they take color beautifully. Romanian … Read more

Mordanted Hemp-Cotton Towel Eco-Print Kit

We mordanted some very vintage hemp-cotton towels so you can get right to the fun part: dyeing! These towels were mordanted with oak gall tannin and aluminum sulfate and are ready for bundle dyeing. We supply marigold, logwood and onion skins with the towels. Sprinkle, roll, wrap and steam and you are done! Follow our easy instructions below and make a hostess gift or brighten your kitchen. The towels are a silvery taupe shade. Some have subtle marks and stains as the fabric is unused but over 50 years old and these will blend right in once the towel is … Read more

Sally Fox Sea Island Cotton Lawn Fabric

The fabric is 46.5 inches wide and is sold by the yard (36 inches). Sally Fox worked with Taishobo in Japan to make this super fine Sea Island Cotton Lawn fabric for fine shirts and dresses and we are thrilled to offer it. We really love how this fabric is the product of years of selected breeding, beautiful, organic fiber and excellent manufacturing. Sea Island cotton boasts one of the longest staple lengths of any cotton in the world, yielding a silky and very soft hand. It is an exceptionally rare luxury cotton as only a tiny amount is cultivated … Read more

Workshop Recording: Fresh Indigo Five Ways – Blender, Salt, Tataki-Zome and More!

Workshop Recording: Fresh Indigo Five Ways – Blender, Salt, Tataki-Zome and More! Recorded workshop taught by Brittany Boles, Seaspell Fiber The recording is available for 90 days after purchase! Do you have a Japanese Indigo (Persicaria tinctoria) patch and aren’t quite sure what to do with it? Brittany Boles has suggestions for using the fresh leaf in a number of ways to extract beautiful colors including a lovely violet from the residue of fresh plants. We are excited to host Brittany Boles of Seaspell Fiber in this recorded workshop using fresh leaf indigo (Persicaria tinctoria) and an array of techniques … Read more

Ground Myrobalan Pods

Ground Myrobalan pods (Terminalia chebula) are a commonly used dye throughout India. The trees grow primarily in the foothills of the Himalayas. They are upright upright tree with small oval leaves and lovely bright yellow flowers. Dyers in India historically use myrobalan as a primary component for cotton dyeing. Additionally, dyers often use it as a mordant prior to creating brown and black on cotton fabrics. Myrobalan extract overdyed with indigo makes a beautiful teal color. Using higher percentages of myrobalan yields a brownish yellow. The lower percentages yield a light buff color. This dye is the finely ground pods … Read more

Finimugu (Malian strip cloth)

Sold in one yard increments. The fabric is 4-6 inches wide. Many of you who have participated in Aboubakar’s workshops fell in love with Finimugu (Malian strip cloth). The traditional cotton strip cloth is 100% produced in Mali by a textile cooperative that Aboubakar has worked with for years. Watch a video to see how finimugu is made here. The women in the cooperative prepare the organically grown cotton. They remove the seeds and any vegetable matter, then spin the cotton fiber into fine yarn. The yarn is sent to men weavers who weave a narrow (4-6 inch) cotton fabric, … Read more

Aquarelle Myrobalan Liquid

Aquarelle Myrobalan Liquid is an easy to use liquid natural dye that creates a soft butter yellow color. For information on how to use it, please see our liquid dye instruction page. Each Aquarelle liquid natural dye is pre-extracted from a leaf, root, bark or other natural source. In addition, they combine easily and produce beautiful shades. Thicken with print paste thickener. After that, use for printing, painting and other surface design applications. People commonly use myrobalan (Terminalia chebula) as a dye throughout India. It grows primarily in the foothills of the Himalayas. It is an upright tree with small … Read more