The Natural Fabric Art

The Natural Fabric Art

Create your own natural artwork using plant dyes and two absorbing techniques to produce vibrant patterns and stunning scenes on a calico cotton flag, and mini-bunting.

What's in the Kit?

Natural twine
A metre of natural twine for stringing up your bunting.

Calico flag
A rectangular piece of natural calico cotton, with a sewn edge for stick (flag pole) insertion, ready for decorating.

Set of small bunting flags
Five mini-flags made from natural calico cotton, prepared and ready for some natural colour.

Wooden handled paintbrush
A wooden handled paintbrush for use with your natural dye paints.

3 little tins of natural dyes: beetroot, spinach and turmeric
Three vibrant powdered dyes in handy screw tins: spinach, beetroot and turmeric.

Instruction leaflet
Useful tips on two ancient methods of natural fabric decoration - hapa zome and natural dye painting.

Hessian Drawstring Bag
The perfect sized, drawstring bag to keep your natural fabric art kit components safe. Made from natural sisal hessian.

Mini mallet
Made by us here in Shropshire from coppiced wood, this mini-mallet is perfect for your hapa zome art.

Warning! Not suitable for children under 3 years due to long cordage and small parts. Strangulation and choking hazard. Adult supervision necessary. Recommended for children 6+.