Upcycled & Plant Dyed 100% NZ Wool Blanket
Handcrafted from and upcycled, retro, 100% wool blanket.
Naturally plant dyed & printed with Liquid Amber & Eucalyptus & Japanese Knotweed. Many tones from gentle olive greens to earthy purples. Wool blanket was originally cream with pink strips, gentle pinkish colors still visible on ends.
Measures 165cm long by 150cmwide. Will amply cover a single bed. Original blanket stitching on short ends.
This is a one of a kind piece of art.
Use as a wool blanket for warmth or to decorate your bed / couch / lounge etc.
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The garment will take on a life of it’s own as it naturally ages, just like us, adding to it’s own uniqueness and individuality (just like you).
Created from natural fibres, at the end of it’s life this garment can be added to your compost heap to naturally decompose & feed the soil (very unlike synthetic clothing filled with chemicals).
Botanical Printing / Natural dyeing / Ecoprinting is a slow process where fabric is dyed and printed using the natural tannins, color & prints of botanicals (plants, leaves, roots, bark, flowers, lichens etc). Much like our ancestors did for generations, clothing can be colored using nature’s abundance without the use of synthetic, toxic & dangerous chemicals. The colors are truely natural (found in my garden or foraged around my neighborhood, not out of packets), depicting the colors of my local surroundings & the ever changing seasons.