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Six Squares (25x25cm)

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Hot Reds and PinksAfrican BluesJapanese BluesNaturalsSix Squares (25x25cm)WingsRust/Rowan
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Packs of six natural fibre fabric squares for you to enjoy

All pieces are approximately 25cm x 25cm.

The fabrics are mostly cotton or linen and vary from heavy weight to light dressweight.

The African batiks are often cotton damask so they have a lovely texture and drape. Please be aware that the wax prints will feel stiff from wax residue. Iron between layers of scrap paper or fabric to remove excess wax and/or soak in hot water.

Many of the designs have a larger repeat so will appear differently between packs. They are mostly handpainted or handprinted so are gloriously free flowing and colourful - full of joie de vivre and asking to be used in bold ways. 

 

Hot Reds and Pinks

These cotton packs contain:

Two different handmade batik designs from Nigeria

An Adire batik design on cotton brocade from Nigeria

A piece printed with a handpainted watercolour effect batik design

A heavyweight Indian cotton hand dyed over crackle wax

A crackle batik cotton from Ghana

 

African Blues

These cotton packs contain:

Two different handmade indigo batik designs from Nigeria

Two bright Adire batik designs from Nigeria

A piece printed with a handpainted watercolour effect batik design

A heavyweight Indian cotton hand dyed over crackle wax

 

Japanese Blues

These cotton packs contain:

Three looser weave and three finer weave Japanese printed fabrics 

The pieces are a mix of traditional and contemporary patterns

 

Naturals

These packs contain:

A fine creamy hemp/silk blend from the Scottish Linen company

A grey linen from the Scottish Linen company

A vintage Swedish herringbone design woven linen

Vintage white damask cotton tablecloth 

Vintage French white handspun linen

Vintage natural unevenly coloured handspun linen

 

Rust and Rowan

These cotton packs contain:

One looser weave and three finer weave Japanese printed fabrics 

Two Indian fabrics, one a solid shade khadi handspun handwoven and the other a contemporary block print overdyed,

 

Wings

These cotton packs contain:

Three Indian block printed bird pattern fabrics

One Indian indigo tie dyed cotton

One Japanese print of dragonflies on a dark ground

One French blue bird print cotton

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