Iris aromatic eye pillow
Zero waste patchwork, naturally dyed aromatic eye pillow
Made using off-cuts from previous objects!
Un-dyed silk from Soufli, Greece
Purple: naturally dyed with logwood bark
Blue/Grey: naturally dyed with cutch and overdyed with indigo
Terracotta: naturally dyed with madder roots
Patterned: bundle dyed with onion skins and hibiscus flowers
Linen naturally dyed with acacia bark
Filling: Rose petals (heals and refreshes skin) mustard seeds (anti-inflammatory properties and boost the immune system)
Approximately: 9cm x 22cm
Zero waste patchwork, naturally dyed aromatic eye pillow
Made using off-cuts from previous objects!
Un-dyed silk from Soufli, Greece
Purple: naturally dyed with logwood bark
Blue/Grey: naturally dyed with cutch and overdyed with indigo
Terracotta: naturally dyed with madder roots
Patterned: bundle dyed with onion skins and hibiscus flowers
Linen naturally dyed with acacia bark
Filling: Rose petals (heals and refreshes skin) mustard seeds (anti-inflammatory properties and boost the immune system)
Approximately: 9cm x 22cm
Zero waste patchwork, naturally dyed aromatic eye pillow
Made using off-cuts from previous objects!
Un-dyed silk from Soufli, Greece
Purple: naturally dyed with logwood bark
Blue/Grey: naturally dyed with cutch and overdyed with indigo
Terracotta: naturally dyed with madder roots
Patterned: bundle dyed with onion skins and hibiscus flowers
Linen naturally dyed with acacia bark
Filling: Rose petals (heals and refreshes skin) mustard seeds (anti-inflammatory properties and boost the immune system)
Approximately: 9cm x 22cm
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!