Month: April 2017

I’ve really been into natural dyeing lately after learning about the environmental impacts of chemical dyes and so on. I thought of dyeing some fabrics myself and so I experimented on coffee to dye with. I was trying to get different results by leaving the piece of fabric longer than others and of course the longer it’s in the dye bath the more intense the colour is.

I was initially researching natural dyes and I came across an image of a fabric printed with actual flowers using a hammer and I looked for tutorials on online and conducted the experiment myself. I got myself some flowers and started arranging them on a fabric then putting tape on top to secure it in place.I didn’t have a hammer so I used anything I can from what I had to pound the flowers on to the fabric. And these were the results. It didn’t really transfer onto my fabric well but that’s probably because of what I used to hammer.  I was imagining the colours to be a little bit more vibrant but overall it was a fun little experiment.

Faustine Steinmetz creates basic garments that we wear on a day to day basis but with a difference. Her team spin, dye and weave recycled denim to make their own fabrics with each garment made by hand. She makes it her own and remake them into unique pieces. She says in an interview, “A great piece of clothing without a vision will never be anything more than a piece of clothing”. Faustine also has a sustainability core concept in her brand.

She treats her garments as an art piece- object. That’s why she never presents her collection on a runway and rather have a small exhibition/presentation format so that she can be even more creative with how she presents like the one above, the garment is hung with a simple, straightforward information beside it. Below was her SS16 presentation where the models are ‘coming through the wall’ .