blue alchemy: stories of indigo.

pre-order: bdd scarf - 2nd edition.

due to the success of the previous bdd scarf (sold out in less than 24 hours!) i decided to develop a 2nd series of scarves. since the previous ones were made out of deadstock fabric, i needed to look for alternatives.. and i found a couple of fabrics that will do the job at least at least as good!

the quantities are still limited, but available for pre-order now. they will be send with free shipping worldwide in the 2nd week of january 2012. so if you missed out on the first series, this is your chance!

>> go to the bdd webshop.

check it out:

#3 indigo slub.

*indigo dyed selvage fabric with a slub effect.

*handwoven on a vintage shuttleloom.

*indigo rope dyed.

*100% cotton.

*same design as previous scarf series.

#4 smooth indigo.

*light weight indigo dyed selvage fabric, a very fine and smooth weave.

*handwoven on a vintage shuttleloom.

*indigo rope dyed.

*100% cotton.

*same design as previous scarf series.

#5 indigo check.

*selvage fabric with check pattern of multiple gradings of indigo dye.

*handwoven on a vintage shuttleloom.

*indigo rope dyed.

*100% cotton.

*same design as previous scarf series.

SOLD OUT: bdd scarf

whoah..!! both scarves are sold out already!

need to find some new fabrics I guess..

new product: scarf.

sometimes, on rare occasions, you stumble upon something really nice. it happened to me a while ago, during a thrift shopping spree. i found a total of 4 meters of beautiful deadstock indigo dyed selvage fabrics. all characteristics were a dead give away that this was vintage manual shuttleloom stuff: selvage edges, uneven structure and a huge slubs effect.

very enthusiastic with my find, i didn't know what to do with it at first. but 2 weeks ago i decided to turn the fabric into scarves! i had just enough yards of both fabrics to manufacture 3 scarves per fabric. so this is it, no re-stocks, limited stuff..

for the manufacturing part, which i did myself, i decided to add some details to show these are fully handmade:

*i rolled the sideseams by hand to give a slanted effect which is similar to the roping effect of a union special 43200g.

*because the fabrics are very small in width (less than 1 meter), i had to attach 2 full widths together to make long enough scarf. in the center i attached both selvage ends so that 1 is still visible and standing up, which i had to push back during sewing manually.

to sum up the specifications:

*deadstock fabric.
*handwoven on a vintage shuttleloom.

*indigo rope dyed.
*100% cotton.
*irregular & heavy slub structure.
*selvage ends.
*upstanding selvage center part.
*handrolled sides for roping effect.
*limited to only 3 pieces per colour.

#1 - deep indigo - 188cm
euro 59.

#2 - faded indigo - 195cm
euro 79.

click >> to go to the bdd webshop

oh, and not to forget: i got some new labels..

video: indigo oxidation

perfect example of how indigo turns from yellow, to green, to blue due to oxidation: