The Indus Collection

Tidal Throw | Madder & Iron

Naturally dyed & Hand Block Printed onto Organic Cotton

Limited batch collection

I am so pleased that I can now finally share with you two throws that I have been working on closely with some master block printers (Chippas) in Rajasthan, India to produce.  This new collection is a bit of a milestone for me, something I have been wanting to do for many years now….since I first made my first trip to Rajasthan when I was 26 infact. It is a joy to have worked with a family of such talented block printers in a place I am so fond of; in a craft I love.

I knew from the very start that it was really important to me that these throws should be printed using only natural dyes - using traditional colours used in Indian block printing. These throws are printed using Madder (Aal) & Iron (Syahi), Orange & Black; Natural dyes as I was once told by a block printer in India that ‘natural dyes continue to have a life’ I love this as a thought, a naturally dyed piece of fabric ageing beautifully through time.

My block design for these two peices is called Tidal; the name taken from a moment in Margate, UK. On a walk we came across thousands of sea purses washed to shore from sea.

When designing my work I like to create something that I would like to have in my own home. Something that is useful, delicate but strong and hopefully timeless. I hope this throw is practical, useful and beautiful to you in your home, and will last you a long time.

Louisa x

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The Details.

Hand Block Printed (Chhipa) The wonderful nuances of hand block printing mean that your throw will be unique and be perfectly imperfect throughout. They are printed entirely by hand and the subtle nuances are part of the charm of the human touch of block printing.

The process. Printed by third generation master block printers in a small town near jaipur. Block printing is a skilled craft which envolves using a wooden block to transfur a natural dye onto fabric; which one block at a time is repeated to make a pattern over the fabric.

The dyes. Madder and Iron are traditional colours used in Indian block printing. The orange is printed using the Madder (Aal)and theblack is printed using Iron (Syahi) which is fermented with molases of sugar cane.

The Material. Hand block Printed using natural dyes, Madder and Iron onto a beautifully soft 100% Organic Indian Cotton. 

Fully Lined. Using naturally dyed 100% organic cotton.

Measurements. aprox 175cm x 230cm.

Care. Gentle cold wash with mild detergent reccomended.

Origin. Designed in Peckham, London England and Hand block Printed in India.

Variations/unevenness of print and natural dye lining should not be considered a defect and as part of the natural dye process.