Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Indigo dyed vintage linen and hemp


Indigo dyed in vats uing traditional methods. The vintage linen hemp sheets and sacks Dipped in dye baths up to 30 times to produce this extraordinary depth of colour.

Resist dyeimng is a traditional craft in Hungary. Patterns are stamped onto the fabric in wax, some using very old stamp blocks others using newer designs. We are awaitng delivery of our first batch of resist dyed indigo fabric.