Set of 2 "Joni" Linen Napkins in Cutch

Dark tulips, berries, new moons, full moons, a remembered cinnamon roll and cup of coffee. No regrets, coyote.

Set of 2 napkins, approximately 15" square. Mordant printed, dyed in cutch, hemmed with with contrasting thread to emphasize my very human use of a sewing machine as I improve my mitered corners!

(the background is a muted rose, best shown in the 5th photograph.)

About the Process
A weak ferrous acetate is screenprinted on medium-weight white linen, then submerged in a cutch dye bath. The dye adheres to the mordant-printed areas, (the drawing) and the background becomes lightly tinted. To learn more about my mordant printing and natural dye research, check out this post on my newsletter.

Care: Machine wash cool, tumble dry low or hang dry for best results. Cutch has been used as a dye since ancient times, for its excellent light and wash-fastness. The non-mordanted background areas may fade a bit, but every thing fades beautifully in time on our good green earth!

Linen is amazing! Strong and absorbent and grows softer with use. These are not fancy napkins; use them every day!

Designed and printed by Michelle C. Moode in Oswego, New York. Sign up for my newsletter for more about my studio practice.