Mordanted Hemp-Cotton Napkin Set

Description

Mordanted Hemp-Cotton Napkins

Mordanted hemp-cotton napkins are perfect for the celebratory table and everyday use.  Handwoven from vintage hemp fabric, these are deeply textured, rustic textiles. These beautiful napkins are sturdy, wear well, and get softer and softer. They take color beautifully!

Each napkin is fashioned from vintage hemp-cotton fabric stock. The hemp was grown in a Romanian village field, and each household would harvest, process, spin and weave many yards of household linen for their use. They are approximately 18″ x 18″ and machine hemmed. We used aluminum acetate and calcium carbonate for the mordant.

We’ve washed and mordanted this mordanted hemp-cotton napkin set for you so you can eco-print, bundle dye, or solid dye them with your favorite dyestuffs. Use your own dyestuffs from your garden harvest, or from kitchen scraps.

To bundle dye with these napkins, simply dampen them, sprinkle your favorite dyestuffs, roll tightly and steam for 30 minutes.  Let cool and unroll.  We used marigold petals, onion skins and sulfur cosmos for a bright, festive colors.  The solid napkin is dyed with pomegranate peel.

Sold in a set of two napkins.

Care instructions: handwash or machine wash like colors on gentle at low temperature, using mild soap.  Line dry, or dry low until slightly damp, then hang to dry to avoid creases.  Acidic liquids such as lemon juice may alter naturally dyed colors.