Next week I am going to be having a pop up sale in the shop! The sale will include all of the gold related items - so the linen/gold and linen/leather clutch, gold pouch's and all of the pastel suede and gold items. More details will be announced here and on Facebook in the next few days so stay tuned.
Here though I thought I would show you guys how I personally would wear some of these featured items since they can actually be pretty versatile. The most versatile of the bunch is the linen/gold clutch which is a personal favorite of mine. This bag is quite neutral but the bit of gold gives it more of an edge and when you bring in the brown, you then have a pretty nice palette to work with. I think the natural fibres - like the linen and soft cotton lace mixed with metallic is a pretty contrast. Alternately, I might bring in some gold shoes or a scarf with a bit of gold woven in. You can do a lot - wide legged trousers with heels would also look awesome or even jeans. A lace dress. Etc. What do you think? How would you wear this?
1. Lace blouse by Isabel Marant, taken from my Pinterest.
2. Found sweater, Net A Porter.
3.Linen & Gold clutch available in our shop.
4.Wood bangles, found on Pinterest.
5. Harem pants from Zara.
6. Flats from Anthropologie.
P.S. Kitty was found! Not after many tears - and fears - but eventually late last night he was discovered hiding in a neighbor's garage. Phew! Nine lives is right...
Hello!
As usual, my apologies for being MIA. I wanted to share with you a few photos from my natural dyeing experiments. I finally used up some of my dyes I bought when I was in Vancouver. I started off doing indigo. Most people would not start there, seeing as it requires fermentation and such. Most people would probably start with something simple, maybe some onion skins or some cabbage. But nooooooo. So, last Sunday afternoon, I proceeded to start my first indigo vat. You can see above, my lovely selection of natural fibres, all ready for colour.
To be honest, Maiwa sells their indigo in a kit and it was a lot simpler than I thought. I added the indigo and some lye and water to a jar and let it sit out in the sun for a few hours. You can see the interesting transformation in the photos below, changing from a blue liquid to a coppery one with a blue film as it reduces. The 'flower' on the top is a good indicator that things are working and the oxygen is reducing. What is so fascinating about dyeing with indigo is that the actual dyeing doesn't take place in the vat but once you remove the fabrics and the oxygen hits them. At this point they turn blue, like magic!
