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Gleaming Eucalyptus Eco Print Pure Silk Scarf

Gleaming Eucalyptus Eco Print Pure Silk Scarf

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Stunning burnished copper eucalyptus leaf prints shimmer against a lovely smoky grey background in this eco printed scarf. The result is a dramatic piece of wearable art perfect for connecting yourself to nature as you are wrapped inside.

The leaves are from my own tiny tree and the prints formed are entirely from the natural pigments inside. The bundle has spent many hours in the printing pot to produce the detailed forms of the leaves and stems, which have been transferred permanently into the cloth. There are some gorgeous colours in this scarf including some softer paler olive-brown as well as warmer browns and greys. The pigments transfer right through the fabric. The silk holds a memory of the time it has spent in contact with the leaves and the exact way in which it was bundled and rolled with them. Tiny pleats and furrows formed during the process will be set into the fabric together with the colours, resulting in a piece with totally unique qualities.

The scarf is pure silk crepe de chine 8, which has a lovely drape and sheen and feels beautiful to wear. Slight imperfections of the weave of the fabric are characteristic. It is approximately 180cm x 35cm, has a hand-rolled edge and can be gently handwashed. It will be sent by Royal Mail First Class Recorded Delivery.

Please be aware that monitor colours vary, and that I work in a smoke-free home but do have enthusiastic cat help from time to time!

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I constantly see beautiful leaves whose characters I long to transfer to cloth - the eucalyptus I used in this scarf is called parvifolia and I look at the lovely leaf shape and sweep of the little branches every day as it is just outside my kitchen window!

Eco printing is a natural-dyeing technique where leaves are bundled with fabric and heat from steam or water releases the dye found inside them, creating an imprint sometimes breathtakingly full of detail, at other times more diffused. Leaves from the same plant in another season may yield different colours as the pigments have subtly altered during the weeks and months.

It takes many hours to prepare the cloth, lay and bundle the plant material, heat and wait, unwrap and wash – truly slow-living. I use no powdered mordants, just natural substances. The results are unrepeatable – and unpredictable. The unwrapping of each bundle is always joyful, exciting and often a complete surprise.

This item will be posted to you by Gathered Hue within 5 days of receiving payment.

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Designed by Lou Jackson in Leicestershire

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