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Style Diaries

Many thanks to Vera for her mention of Botanica Tinctoria on her blog "Style Diaries"!

Vera is the author of "Scraps; Stylish Fabric Crafts to Stitch" and you can see some of her great ideas here: http://craftgawker.com/post/archive/vera-vandenbosch/

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Dutch Craft Market

Our Dutch retailer, Stik 'n Stof, will be at a wonderful craft market in Zwolle, February 12 - 15, 2015: http://www.handwerkbeurs.nl/.  Stop by to visit if you are in The Netherlands!

 

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Eri Silk and Hand Crocheted Lace

Eri Silk and Hand Crocheted Lace

Some new materials have arrived!  We now have a beautiful Eri Silk 8-strand embroidery thread in stock, available in all 14 colours.  This organic "peace" silk is grown in Jharkhand, Northern India and is spun without killing the silkworm.  Village women raise the cocoons and process the silk in a Fair Trade income generation project.

It is lovely and smooth to work with and creates a subtly lustrous surface.

Another new arrival is an organic cotton hand crocheted lace made with the Godavari Delta Women's Lace Co-operative, a Fair Trade certified enterprise in Eastern India.  There are five historic lace designs, each available in five colours: Madder Red, Mid Indigo, Ochre, Olive and Madder Rose. Co-ordinating beautifully with our Voile fabrics, each 3 m. lengths is enough to trim a simple top.  

 

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the workroom

We love "the workroom" (http://www.theworkroom.ca/)  in Toronto - they carry all sorts of wonderful materials, books, magazines and supplies, and now they're carrying Botanica Tinctoria too! Our trims are featured on the workroom's "make something" blog: www.makesomething.ca  where Karyn uses an eyelet lace trim in Dark Grey to edge her Fancy Tiger Sailor top.

 

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Toronto Launch for Botanica Tinctoria

Toronto Launch for Botanica Tinctoria

Designers, artists, friends and family gathered on Oct. 3rd at the Contemporary Textile Studio Co-op in Toronto to celebrate the launch of the Botanica Tinctoria line. With lots of help from CTS members and friends and from OCADU students, the launch was a great success!

Guests at the launch

Jackets and ties from a collaboration with Toronto artist Michelangelo Iaffaldano, embroidered in Eri silk embroidery threads on upcycled menswear.

Botanica Tinctoria products laid out on the studio print table. Rick Racks and Voile Fabrics

Natural dye specialist Thea Haines selecting Eri silk embroidery threads

 

The full colour range shown in organic cotton ribbons.

Upcycled men's shirts re-worked into women's blouses with edgings and embroidery in Botanica Tinctoria materials.

 

The Moustache Men: Men's ties embroidered with Eri silk embroidery thread; designs from drawings by Noah Gehman.

 

Voile cotton dresses - printed with drawings of various lace and trims.

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We're showing in London!

We're showing in London!

Botanica Tinctoria will be at the Future Fabrics Expo.
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First Products Arriving Soon!

The first production order of Botanica Tinctoria trims and threads is nearly finished and we are hoping to have them available both in our web shop and through Selvedge (www.selvedge.org) soon!  We will be offering organic cotton ribbons and rick racks in three widths and several types of embroidery threads.  This will be followed by a range of embroidered lace in organic cotton, as shown below.

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Eco Fashion Talk

We are delighted to be included in Sass Brown's Eco Fashion Talk Newsletter!

http://www.ecofashiontalk.com/2014/04/botanica-tinctoria/

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Botanica Tinctoria featured in March/April issue of Selvedge Magazine

Botanica Tinctoria featured in March/April issue of Selvedge Magazine

Selvedge will be carrying a selection of Botanica Tinctoria products both in their London shop and online - they should be in stock later in March. 

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Botanica Tinctoria launches in London, UK.

The Botanica Tinctoria collection will be officially launched at the Future Fabric Expo in London this weekend.

 

 

If you're in London, stop by to see our range of ribbons, laces, tapes, rick racks and embroidery threads.  Lots of other sustainable fabrics will be on view!

 

 

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