Lydia Cotton Backpack
Naturally dyed and batik cotton clutch
Un-dyed cotton fabric from Athens, Greece
Naturally dyed with indigo by Christiana
Pocket: Batiked and naturally dyed with indigo by Matilda
Strap: Silk dyed with indigo
Machine sewn by Violeta in our Athens based studio
Naturally dyed and batik cotton clutch
Un-dyed cotton fabric from Athens, Greece
Naturally dyed with indigo by Christiana
Pocket: Batiked and naturally dyed with indigo by Matilda
Strap: Silk dyed with indigo
Machine sewn by Violeta in our Athens based studio
Naturally dyed and batik cotton clutch
Un-dyed cotton fabric from Athens, Greece
Naturally dyed with indigo by Christiana
Pocket: Batiked and naturally dyed with indigo by Matilda
Strap: Silk dyed with indigo
Machine sewn by Violeta in our Athens based studio
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!