NATURE BORN
Opening The Closing Chapter
Now available a small selection of pieces that already exist within the studio.
They come from a chapter of exploration and making, and now mark a moment of transition;
the closing of one era before moving fully into another.
Silk
A fluid silk slip dress naturally dyed by hand in our atelier using sticklac and turmeric, creating deep earthy reds with warm golden undertones. Made from lightweight silk sourced from Soufli, Greece.
Cut on the bias for a soft drape that follows the body naturally, the dress features adjustable straps and side slit for ease of movement and an effortless silhouette.
Details:
• 100% Soufli silk
• Naturally dyed with sticklac & turmeric
• Adjustable straps
• Side slit detail
• Bias-cut silhouette
• Handmade in Athens
• One of a kind
Size: XS / S
Bust: Fits approximately 80–96 cm
Waist: Fits approximately 64–80 cm
Hips: Fits approximately 88–100 cm
Length: 117 cm (excluding adjustable straps)
Lightweight, fluid, and effortlessly elegant, these silk shorts are handcrafted from soft silk and naturally dyed with chlorophyll, creating a fresh botanical green with subtle tonal variations.
Designed for comfort and ease, they feature a soft elastic waistband with a decorative silk drawstring and gently overlocked hems that enhance their relaxed silhouette. The airy cut allows the silk to move beautifully with the body, making them perfect for warm summer days, slow mornings, or elevated everyday wear.
Details
100% silk from Soufli, Greece
Naturally dyed with chlorophyll
Soft elastic waistband
Decorative silk drawstring
Relaxed fit
Overlocked hem finish
One of a kind
Handmade in Athens, Greece
Size: S/M
Waist: 68cm –92 cm (relaxed to stretched)
Hips: 102 cm
Total length: 33cm
A one-of-a-kind silk top, handcrafted in our Athens studio. Made from luxurious silk woven in Soufli, Greece, dyed with cochineal, creating rich raspberry and plum tones that can never be replicated.
The elegant silhouette features adjustable shoulder straps and a tie-back closure, allowing the fit to be adapted to different body shapes. Lightweight and breathable, it can be worn with linen trousers for everyday elegance or paired with a skirt for an evening look.
Details
Silk woven in Soufli, Greece
Naturally dyed with cochineal by Christiana Vardakou
Machine sewn by Violetta in our Athens studio
Adjustable shoulder straps
Adjustable tie-back closure
One Size
Bodice height: 25cm
Available
New Accessories Pieces
Bring the beauty of botanical dyeing to your everyday routine with this handcrafted silk scrunchie, made from 100% silk woven in Soufli, Greece and naturally bundle dyed with cochineal, mallow roses, and ivy leaves.
Whether worn in a ponytail, loose bun, braid, or simply around your wrist, it adds effortless elegance while caring for your hair.
Silk is naturally smooth and gentle on your hair, making it an excellent alternative to traditional elastic hair ties. It helps:
Reduce hair breakage and split ends
Minimise friction that causes frizz
Prevent pulling and snagging
Avoid deep hair creases after wearing
Protect delicate hair while keeping hairstyles secure
Stay comfortable enough for all-day and overnight wear
The softness of silk allows your hair to move naturally, helping maintain healthier, shinier hair over time.
Slow down, breathe deeply, and give yourself a moment of calm with this one-of-a-kind silk meditation eye pillow.
Handcrafted from luxurious silk woven in Soufli, Greece, each eye pillow is bundle dyed using onion skins, madder roots, and cochineal, creating warm earthy tones with soft botanical impressions that can never be replicated.
Designed with two soft elastic straps, it comfortably fits all head sizes and stays gently in place during meditation, yoga, breathwork, savasana, or moments of rest.
The eye pillow is filled with organic lavender and flax seeds, combining gentle weight with soothing aromatherapy to encourage deep relaxation.
Benefits of Lavender
Promotes relaxation and a sense of calm, helps reduce stress and anxiety, supports meditation and mindfulness practices and encourages deeper, more restful sleep through its naturally soothing aroma.
Benefits of Flax Seeds
Provide gentle, even pressure that helps relax facial muscles, encourage the body to release tension around the eyes and forehead, can be warmed or cooled for additional comfort and moulds naturally to the contours of the face for a comforting, grounding sensation
Celebrate the quiet beauty of nature with this handcrafted silk scrunchie, made from 100% silk woven in Soufli, Greece and naturally bundle dyed with acorn cupules, mallow roses, and peony petals.
Handmade in our Athens studio, this silk scrunchie combines luxurious Greek silk with slow craftsmanship and the beauty of natural colour. Whether worn in a ponytail, bun, braid, or simply around your wrist, it is an elegant everyday accessory designed to care for your hair while celebrating botanical artistry.
Silk is naturally smooth and gentle on your hair, making it an excellent alternative to traditional elastic hair ties. It helps:
Reduce hair breakage and split ends
Minimise friction that causes frizz
Prevent pulling and snagging
Avoid deep hair creases after wearing
Protect delicate hair while keeping hairstyles secure
Stay comfortable enough for all-day and overnight wear
The softness of silk allows your hair to move naturally, helping maintain healthier, shinier hair over time.
Slow down, breathe deeply, and create a moment of calm with this one-of-a-kind silk meditation eye pillow. Handmade from luxurious silk woven in Soufli, Greece, naturally dyed with indigo, creating soft sky-blue tones that can never be exactly replicated.
Designed with two soft elastic straps, it comfortably fits all head sizes and stays gently in place during meditation, yoga nidra, savasana, breathwork, or moments of rest.
The eye pillow is filled with lavender flowers and flax seeds, combining gentle weight with soothing natural aromatherapy to encourage deep relaxation.
Greek silk from Soufli – exceptionally smooth, breathable and gentle on delicate skin.
Naturally dyed with indigo – a traditional plant dye celebrated for its calming blue hues and centuries of textile heritage.
Filled with lavender flowers – lavender's natural aroma is widely appreciated for helping create a peaceful atmosphere, encouraging relaxation, reducing feelings of stress, and supporting restful meditation or sleep.
Filled with flax seeds – the natural weight of flax seeds provides gentle pressure across the eyes and forehead, helping release facial tension, deepen relaxation, and encourage mindfulness during meditation.
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Christiana Vardakou is a premium natural dye atelier creating made-to-order garments, textiles, and collaborative projects for brands, hospitality, and design.
Rooted in craft and cultural knowledge, the studio works through small-scale production and educational practice.
A private, five-day immersion for those who want to live inside the full process of natural dyeing — from first mordant to final rinse.
Each day unfolds in two parts: four hours of guided teaching in the morning, followed by three hours of independent experimentation in the dye kitchen, with full access to the atelier to test, adjust, and follow your own curiosity.
The course welcomes beginners taking their first steps, as well as experienced dyers, designers, and artists looking to deepen their practice and work more closely with sustainable textiles.
Book your intensive one week private course for this summer!
This 5-day intensive is a private class designed for those who want to immerse themselves in the full world of natural dyeing. Each day includes 4 hours of guided teaching followed by 3 hours of independent experimentation in my natural dye kitchen, where you can put new knowledge into practice and explore your own ideas with full access to the atelier.
We’ll begin with the foundations: scouring, mordanting, and exploring how pH and salt modifiers transform plant-based colors. From there, we’ll dive into three key creative techniques:
Bundle dyeing – using flowers, leaves, and food waste to create organic patterns full of surprise and color.
Shibori – the Japanese art of resist dyeing with folds, ties, and stitches to form striking patterns.
Batik – working with hot wax as a resist to create layered motifs and designs.
Throughout the week, we’ll combine these approaches in innovative ways, encouraging experimentation and play. You’ll build a portfolio of work including fabric samples, process notes, and completed pieces. On the final day, we’ll hold a tutorial session to reflect on your results and discuss how you can continue evolving your practice after the course.
This intensive is open to both beginners and experienced natural dyers who want to go deeper, as well as designers and artists interested in working with sustainable textiles. All cotton, linen, and silk fabrics are included, but you are also welcome to bring your own organic materials to experiment with.
Back in stock!
Cochineal is a historic natural dye material traditionally used in textile dyeing to achieve a wide spectrum of reds and purples. The females of Dactylopius coccus colonise prickly pears native to Central and South America, as well as the Canary Islands. Valued for centuries by dyers and artists, cochineal produces a powerful range of fuchsias, crimson reds and deep purples, with colour variations shifting depending on mordant choice and the pH of the dye bath.
Offered here whole for controlled extraction, it is suitable for immersion dyeing, bundle dyeing and experimental textile processes on natural fibres.
For textile and artistic use only.
Not intended for cosmetic or food applications.
Want to learn how to dye with cochineal?
Take part in the Advanced Natural Dyeing Workshop to explore its full colour potential through guided practice.
The same plants used in our natural dye workshops, available for you to experiment with at home.
Explore the process of botanical color and begin your own dye practice.
Ivy leaves (Hedera helix) have long been part of European dye traditions, valued for their ability to create soft muted greens and gentle yellow-olive tones on natural fibres. Growing abundantly across Greece and the Mediterranean landscape, ivy carries a quiet connection to local ecosystems and seasonal gathering practices.
Rich in natural compounds that respond subtly to iron and other modifiers, ivy is often used in eco printing, bundle dyeing and slow immersion dye baths. Rather than strong saturated colour, it offers atmospheric shades, making it ideal for layered textile work.
Offered here as crushed dried leaves for artistic textile processes and experimental natural dye practice.
For textile and artistic use only.
Annatto has a long history as a colour plant across Central and South America, where the seeds were traditionally used to dye textiles, decorate objects and mark the body with symbolic patterns. Over time, the plant travelled across oceans through trade routes and is now widely cultivated throughout Southeast Asia, where it continues to be valued for its warm sun-like colour.
For natural dyers, annatto offers a gentle palette ranging from luminous yellows and apricot tones to soft earthy oranges. The small triangular seeds release colour slowly. Today, annatto remains a material in contemporary textile practice, bundle dyeing and natural dyeing.
Offered here as whole seeds for immersion dyeing or bundle dyeing.
For textile and artistic use only.
Dyer’s chamomile is a member of the daisy family and has been used for centuries as a dependable source of strong, luminous yellow in natural textile dyeing. Known in Greek landscapes as a wild summer flower, it grows abundantly across Greece, Europe and parts of North America, thriving in dry soils and open fields.
Historically, dyer’s chamomile was used in traditional Greek kilim carpets and other woven textiles to produce warm, sunlit yellows. Depending on mordant and modifiers, it can also shift into soft olive greens. Its clarity of colour makes it ideal for immersion dyeing and bundle dyeing.
Offered as dried flowers, this dye material is valued for its reliability, brightness and connection to Greek dye traditions.
For textile and artistic use only.
