Vegetation dyed ikat woven scarves hand twist _ _ old window flower fair trade

Lao Lao organic cotton _ cotton has been planted for centuries, mostly small-scale family-style directly to the fibers woven into the fabric as do the treatment at home everyday life items. In Savannakhet Province, Fu Tai ethnic people of cotton planting native tradition is a variety of short fiber cotton, hand-woven into cloth and then after blue dye cloth, made into a man's loincloth and aprons, but also as a scarf and household linen. Laos most families can not afford the expensive fertilizer, only to small plots of land to grow cotton. Interspersed with other crops against pests and natural resistance to growing organic cotton. Throughout the growing process is handled manually, then after harvesting rainwater during the rainy season cleaning. Cotton cultivation requires eight months to produce cotton, then picked by hand, hand-pick cotton seeds, then spun into yarn by hand. Even general chemical dyes relatively many cheap, still adhere to the traditional system of local fabric dyeing plant spirit in a traditional wooden or bamboo weaving machine thread woven into the fabric. Some will be made into unique indigo tie-dye Fu Tai family pattern. By a whole series of cloth located in Savannakhet province, weaving workshop, workshop, about 60 women. From the color of the earth Vegetation dye _ a dedicated artistic Natural silk is white or yellow, and natural cotton white or brown. Jieke cotton and silk dyed by the vegetation or chemical dye staining. However, the traditional Lao textiles insisted that only natural material - seeds, leaves, plant roots, flowers, fruits, bark and insects resin extracted dye staining. Sophisticated dyeing master, must be familiar with how to mix control agent has been dyed a certain color. Entire dyeing process must be very refined technique, often go through several dye and dry in order to achieve uniformity and color depth. Entire vegetation dyeing process, excluding the acquisition of plant dyes and dye-time modulation, optical dye line will need at least about 2-2 days work. Therefore, the products are usually stained vegetation price will be higher than some other chemical dye products. Blue _Kharm 40x180cm Cocoon wrap design + Fair Trade The first World Fair Trade Organization WFTO certified member of Taiwan