C26.82 - Hand Printed Cotton Cambric - sister floral ***
SKU: C26.82FLORAL
Print Name: Hand Printed Cotton Cambric - sister vine *** (3 Stars)
Fabric: 100% Cotton - Woven, non-stretch
Description: This is a light weight fabric. Cambric weave is soft and flexible, it gets a bit pebbled once it is laundered. It has good drape. The design is hand printed on to the fabric with carved wooden blocks. This is a coordinating print to our Birds Border Print, a propriatery design of Love Your Peaches and the artist, Renu Bhagwat, you won't see it anywhere's else! Ivory background, with green & blue leaves, pink and yellow flowers. There are two coordinating prints, the Bird Border pint, and Sister Vines, if you wish to mix them (shown in some of the photos). See the "more info" tab for a description of the printing process.
Care: Machine Wash Cold / Tumble Dry
Shrinkage: Vertical 2% *
Horizontal 1%
*if you hang your garment to dry instead of machine drying it, you do not need to worry about shrinkage.
more info
The Art of Block Printing
The printing is a process called Block Printing, were either wood or metal blocks are hand carved by artists with their chosen design. The blocks are then dipped into the dyes, then stamped onto the fabric. First they stamp the outline of the design, and then other blocks are used to fill in the different colors. Dyes used are usually vegetable dyes, although sometimes mineral and non toxic chemicals are also used.
carved wood blocks
available styles
Styles that look good made up in this fabric. First sample shows an Astrid Tank.