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We are surrounded by nature and wrapped in textiles, why not combine the two? Each piece is one of a kind, 100% natural, and dyed with local plant material or sustainably sourced natural dyes.

Silver Maple Eco Print on Silk Broadcloth

Silver Maple Eco Print on Silk Broadcloth

Mokume Shibori, natural indigo on cotton sateen

Mokume Shibori, natural indigo on cotton sateen

Eco Printed Dress - silver maple and tufted bindweed; original pattern. Nuno felted shawl.

Eco Printed Dress - silver maple and tufted bindweed; original pattern. Nuno felted shawl.

Mim's Flower Vine - wet felted

Mim's Flower Vine - wet felted

Eco print detail - grey and yellow birch, swamp maple, bracken fern

Eco print detail - grey and yellow birch, swamp maple, bracken fern

Rust print square scarf; cochineal

Rust print square scarf; cochineal

Nuno Felted Shawl, detail

Nuno Felted Shawl, detail

Paj silk, felted with super-fine merino wool and tussah silk

Stitched Shibori detail, cotton and natural indigo

Stitched Shibori detail, cotton and natural indigo

Crackle pattern Indigo silk scarf, detail

Crackle pattern Indigo silk scarf, detail

Eco-Printed Dress, back detail

Eco-Printed Dress, back detail

12mm habotai silk printed with silver maple and tufted bindweed, original dress pattern

Hole in my glove!

Hole in my glove!

Botanical Contact print on Organic Cotton Muslin

Botanical Contact print on Organic Cotton Muslin

Crimson Norway maple and grey birch leaves

Botanical Contact Print on Paper

Botanical Contact Print on Paper

Red Japanese Maple, Black Walnut leaves, Sensitive fern on watercolor paper

Blood Orange and Eucalyptus

Blood Orange and Eucalyptus

Botanical contact print - February 2015. Blood orange and Eucalyptus on silk broadcloth

Black walnut leaves, front and back

Black walnut leaves, front and back

Black walnut leaves printed on habotai silk. The brown speckly images are made by the back side of the leaf, the green prints are from the front of the leaf.

Indigo Vat

A healthy indigo vat with a lovely "flower"

Ecouture Textile Studio Show Booth

Ecouture Textile Studio Show Booth

Red Sand Cherry and Black Walnut leaves on habotai silk

Red Sand Cherry and Black Walnut leaves on habotai silk

Magenta Marguerite

Magenta Marguerite

Botanical contact print of Ageranthemum (marguerite daisy), darkest magenta, on silk broadcloth

Red Oak Leaf

Botanical contact print of red oak leaf, July 2017, on organic cotton muslin

Red Oak leaf, detail

Red Oak leaf, detail

Botanical contact print of red oak leaf, July 2017, on organic cotton muslin

Arimatsu detail, in progress

Arimatsu detail, in progress

Thousands upon thousands of running stitches are made and gathered to create pleats in the fabric to prevent the dye accessing certain parts of the cloth. When dyeing is complete, the stitches are removed and the resist image is revealed.

Arimatsu shibori, dyed with natural indigo. 100cm x 100cm

Currently on display at The Fuller Craft Museum

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Karamatsu stitched shibori, dyed with natural indigo. 100cm x 100cm

Permanent collection Fuller Craft Museum

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Coreopsis 'Mercury Rising' on Merino Wool Jersey

Coreopsis 'Mercury Rising' on Merino Wool Jersey