Woodpecker Tote Bag
Naturally dyed and batik cotton tote bag
Un-dyed cotton fabric from Athens, Greece
Panel: batiked and naturally dyed with cutch by Christiana
Green: naturally dyed with onion skins
100% cotton straps
Machine sewn by Violetta in our Athens based studio
Approximately: width 34cm x length 40cm
Naturally dyed and batik cotton tote bag
Un-dyed cotton fabric from Athens, Greece
Panel: batiked and naturally dyed with cutch by Christiana
Green: naturally dyed with onion skins
100% cotton straps
Machine sewn by Violetta in our Athens based studio
Approximately: width 34cm x length 40cm
Naturally dyed and batik cotton tote bag
Un-dyed cotton fabric from Athens, Greece
Panel: batiked and naturally dyed with cutch by Christiana
Green: naturally dyed with onion skins
100% cotton straps
Machine sewn by Violetta in our Athens based studio
Approximately: width 34cm x length 40cm
Batik
Batik is a wax-resist dyeing technique which originated in Indonesia.
The applied wax resists the dyes and therefore allows us to colour selectively by dyeing fabric in one colour and then removing the wax. In our practice, this is usually repeated a few times, creating layers with many different colours.
Natural Dyeing
Botanical dyeing is a slow process, that can be unpredictable and there are often pleasant colour surprises. It takes several hours to extract the natural pigment from plants, sometimes even days!