HARVEST

Width: 54”

Repeat: Solid 100% LINEN

Harvest is a solid in five distinctive colors that celebrates the timelessness and tactility of linen.

Our textiles are printed one yard at a time with hand carved wood blocks by master craftspeople at our partner workshop in Bangalore, India. Using traditional techniques passed down through generations, these artisans translate works of art on paper into dynamic, layered compositions that retain nuances of the handmade.

The Indian tradition of printing on fabric using carved wooden blocks dates back to the 12th century, and the technique has remained largely unchanged since the early Mughal era. To this day, artisans carefully align each block by relying solely on a trained eye.

The wood blocks used in our block printing workshop are hand carved out of teak wood, and each block can be used to print 500-800 yards of fabric. All of the dyes used to create our block printed textiles are hand mixed and GOTS-certified.

Our hand-block printed textiles are crafted using GOTS-certified dyes on cotton, linen, and wool — natural fibers that, at the end of their life cycles, are safely biodegradable.

Our textiles draw upon India’s rich history of embroidery traditions. Using techniques from various regions throughout the country, embroidery accents our block printed patterns with a tactile element.

Originating in the Eastern Indian subcontinent, kantha – from the Sanskrit word for “rags” – is a form of embroidery that involves a simple running stitch done in parallel lines, swirls, or pictorial motifs along the edges of a cloth or repeated to fill an expanse of fabric. Kantha stitching features prominently in the traditional saris worn by women in the Bengal region, and has traditionally been used to create nakshi kantha – colorful, decorative quilts crafted from discarded fabric which demonstrate the beauty of repair and reuse.

From the Hindi word meaning “little glass,” shisha is an ornamental embroidery technique defined by the use of small pieces of mirror which reflect light for a luminous effect. Shisha mirror-work originated in India in the 17th century when the reflective materials of choice ranged from silver beetles’ wings and chips of mica to tiny mirror discs, depending on one’s social status.

Chikankari is a traditional embroidery style from Lucknow in northern India in which artisans trace temporary block printed designs with stitches to create works of extraordinary detail. After the embroidered design is completed, the finished piece is carefully washed to remove traces of the printed pattern. There are references to embroidery similar to chikankari in India that date back as early as the 3rd century BC.

Weaving is one of the oldest known surviving crafts in the world. Created by interlacing two sets of yarns or threads at right angles, weaving is an essential process that forms the foundation for each of our textiles.

Our non-performance textiles are woven in South India from natural, biodegradable fibers including cotton, linen and wool. Each fabric is produced on dobby and jacquard looms.

Shibori is a long-established Japanese resist dyeing method in which fabric is tied, bound, pleated, stitched, or wrapped to achieve a broad spectrum of patterns and designs.

Our Soho textile is made by hand at a small workshop in Bangalore using a clamp-resist shibori technique called itajime. In this technique, a swath of fabric is carefully accordion folded into a single length and tightly clamped using shaped wood blocks affixed on either side of the fabric.

The area covered by the blocks remains undyed during the dyeing process, resulting in a beautifully minimal repeating pattern. Due to the nature of this traditional hand dyeing process, our Soho textile can only be produced at a maximum length of five yard

Screen printing — the technique of using mesh to transfer a design in ink or dye onto paper or fabric — dates back to China during the Song Dynasty (960 – 1279 AD). The earliest form of this method used mesh woven from human hair and designs cut out of paper. When Japan adapted the art form years later, silk became the material of choice for imprinting designs onto various substrates.

Our select screen printed textiles are printed by hand at a small workshop in Bangalore where artisans use the technique to create precise, even prints that can be layered and repeated endlessly to achieve a desired design.