About this Product
A beautiful white and blue linen shawl. It has been made by hand dying light weight linen with Organic Indigo using a Japanese technique called Shibori. After the dying is complete it has been thoroughly rinsed to remove excess dye. The long sides are hemmed and then hand tied fringe is created along the ends. The shawl measures approximately 30" x 72" and can also be used as scarf.
Hand washing is recommended.
DawnMichelle-Handmade
Meet the Maker
Hi, my name is Dawn and I LOVE to make beautiful things. My mother was a maker who inspired and encouraged me. She taught me to sew and knit. I enjoyed being able to make clothing that was uniquely my own. I dabbled in crochet, embroidery, basket weaving and more. After 27 years of making custom swimwear; I decided to focus on all the other creative things I love to do. Fabric dying has become a way for me to create unique fabrics that I can turn into beautiful accessories and home goods. Weaving is another way to create one of a kind fabric.
I am excited to share my handmade goods with you. Loving to do custom work; I welcome you to drop me an email with any custom ideas you have. dawnmichelle.handmade@gmail.com
How it’s Made
Dying with Indigo is a magical process. First you must make an Indigo vat. I have used a 5 gallon paint pail to make my vat. Indigo starts out as a beautiful deep shade of blue. But it is not capable of dying fabric by it self. You must use very hot water and couple of other products to prepare the fabric to absorb the die and to balance the pH of the vat. It takes anywhere from 2 hours to 2 days for the vat to ready for dipping the fabric. during this time the fabric is folded, tied and wrapped to create a resist to the dye. When its ready it is no longer a beautiful shade of blue. It will be a greenish/yellowish color with a copper looking surface. There will be blue bubbles floating on the surface; that's called an indigo flower. Then, when you finally dip the fabric it turns a green color! About 10 minutes of contact with air and the green turns blue. Repeating that process gives an increasingly deeper shade of blue. It is art and science rolled into one. And very messy!
This shawl was made in a Shibori pattern called Arashi. The fabric is folded into quarters and then diagonally wrapped around a long round object. I used a large PVC pipe. Twine is then tightly wrapped many times around the fabric. The fabric is scrunched down the pipe to create little ripples in the fabric that will resist the dye.
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