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Just arrived from India, these soft hand printed cottons are perfect for summer. Please note the washing instructions!
Indian print cottons
The cotton is hand printed in a small factory in Jaipur. it’s a rapid print using all natural dyes.
Indigo blue print designs. Dabu is a mud resist hand block print using indigo dye. Indigo is a fixed dye as it bonds with the fibers of the fabric upon hitting the air in an oxidation process. However indigo dyes often have some excess dye in the fabric. It is recommended that you wash the fabric at 30 degrees seperately before sewing to wash out this excess. A spoon full of salt in the wash will help set the dye even more. Do not tumble dry as the heat may cause the print to fadeprematurely. Dry in shade as direct sunlight may fade the natural dyes.
Fish print design. Pigment prints are dyes that have been through an acid bath that fixes them, this is the traditional technique. Machine wash at 30 degrees. Do not tumble dry as the heat may cause the print to fade prematurely. Dry in the shade as direct sunlight may fade the natural dyes.
Pigment prints are dyes that have been through an acid bath that fixes them, this is the traditional technique. Machine wash at 30 degrees. Do not tumble dry as the heat may cause the print to fade prematurely. Dry in the shade as direct sunlight may fade the natural dyes.
Red leaf edged print design. Pigment printed cotton which are fixed in a purpose built oven that heats to 152 degrees. A more modern technique being used in India as it is more eco-friendly as the water used can be recycled and uses plant enzymes . machine wash 30 degrees. Do not tumble dry as the heat may cause the print to fade. Dry in the shade as direct sunlight may fade the natural dyes
Bagru black floral print is created using traditional hand block techniques. Printed with fermented iron oxide. Machine washable 30 degrees. Do not tumble dry as the heat may cause the print to fade prematurely. Dry in the shade as direct sunlight may fade the natural dyes.
112cm/44” wide
£16 per metre
sold in quarter metre increments.
Fat quarter approx 50 x 50cm £4
1/2 metre 50cm x 112cm £8
3/4 metre 75cm x 112cm £12
1 metre 112cm x 100cm £16
