Hand Dyeing / Shibori
MONA (The Museum of the Old and the New Art) have organised an awesome workshop to be performed at a few carnivals and ongoing at Bond Place. The workshop is teaching tie dye techniques using indigo dyes which will transform some napkins from our FHOC11SNAT into some beautiful “water” themed napkins! The talented artist in charge … Read more
Nettie and Co. have been hard at work transforming wide hemp / organic cotton fabric (FHOCWideNAT), organic cotton muslin fabric (FOCDMUSIV) into bags, shawls and teatowels. They have also been hard at work printing on some organic cotton teatowels (X030CWHI). Don’t you think these products are spectacular? Janette from Nettie and Co. has been kind enough … Read more
Micky Little is such a talented student transforming hemp organic cotton woven and fleecy fabric (FHOC16SNAT and FHOCFLNAT), 100% hemp canvas (FH100CVMNAT), and hemp tencel (FHTLNAT) into these bright and awesome outfits. She has made nearly every garment imaginable with these fabrics; a hoodie, a turtleneck, various dresses, overalls, a suit, a boiler suit and … Read more
Weave and Burrow… You don’t have to ‘burrow’ through their cushion cover designs to find a nice one! There are so many different designs piled up in the picture above – all with a unique flair! Each cushion cover was made with organic linen/organic cotton fabric (FOLOC11SU)… which was undeniably the right choice for these … Read more
Mandala Dreams have gone a step further with their successful wrap pants using the crossweave fabric from our range (FHOCXNAT). The eco ‘shibori’ dye alongside their homegrown indigo ferment has created a magnificent product! They didn’t stop at the pants either… above you can see a highly requested backpack that wasn’t initially in stock! Made with … Read more
LAVA has made some amazing tote bags from the hemp organic cotton twill fabric (FHOCTWNAT) we provide. The way that they have dyed the fabric puts them on the Must Have list! Kirsten from LAVA commented on how well this fabric is suited for their bags: “…it takes on the Indigo and other dyes beautifully, … Read more
Lillian Smith is a very talented student who dyed one of our fabrics (FT100LIV) 100% Tencel Lightweight with an indigo dye and used that to create a spectacularly stylish sarong/beach wrap. The tassels along the side are a great feature.
Karen Tam has made some beautiful Indigo Shibori cushions using some of our Hemp/Organic Cotton canvas and the lightweight canvas. FHOCCV and FHOCLCV This style of dyeing works perfectly with the colouring of this natural fabric and each accentuates the beauty of the other. Above you can see for yourself the lovely results on the … Read more
Creative student’s gradient dyed dress with a beautiful hemp coat to accompany it. A very talented (but shy) student used the hemp silk (fine) for her dress. The coat is from the hemp yak (FHYAKUD – now discontinued) – giving a very unique garment made from sustainable fabrics.
Cushions and table linens have been dyed and sewn to perfection using 100% hemp fabrics (FH100SMNAT, and FH100SFCNAT) by Kate Manning. Marvelous creations and beautiful outcomes using summer-weight hemp, superfine hemp and also some natural hemp organic cotton (FHOC7SNAT). “The hemp is really soft and very strong, this napkin will last for as long as … Read more