These jackets are made from beautiful kantha quilts. Favourite prints, saris, and beloved lengths of cloth are stitched together with plain and coloured threads.
We use natural dyes extensively in our own production. This is the best way to know how a dye behaves and to see the changes that happen from harvest to harvest.
Sewing pins with glass head featuring the rosette motif represents three girls embroidering "Maison Sajou - Fancy Work".
Darning wool, made by Sajou, can be used for mending or embroidery. Laine St. Pierre is a blend of wool and polyamide, giving it more strength and durability – so if you are darning your socks, your mend will be more likely to stand the test of time.
This yarn is composed of 4 strands that separate easily, offering flexibility in the thickness you choose to work with.
This red Sajou album N°916 shows the main stitches in traditional embroidery. The names are indicated in French, English and German.
A set of sharp darning needles made by Sajou presented in a booklet printed with an Art Nouveau motif.
High quality 100% waxed linen thread wrapped on a circular star card that keeps the thread organized between uses. This thread is perfect for bookbinding and hand stitching leather goods.
Ajrakh is a traditional block printing technique practiced by artisans living in India's Kachchh Desert. For centuries, wooden blocks have been used to print eloquent geometric patterns on cotton.
The Changthang Plateau, located in Ladakh, India, is a striking high-altitude expanse that stretches into northern Tibet. Renowned for its breathtaking scenery, stunning mountain ranges and extreme climate, this semi-arid plateau sits at an average elevation of about 4,500 meters (14,800 feet).
The fact that green plants can give us blue colours is something that never ceases to amaze us. We try to get to know as many kinds of blue as possible. From the natural indigo we sell and use in all our clothing, bedding and cloth: (indigofera tinctoria) which is grown and harvested in India, to the robust and remarkable persicaria tinctoria, which will thrive even when planted in our research garden in the Pacific Northwest.
These are in-depth workshops delivered through engaging high-definition videos. Our instructors skillfully guide students accompanied by detailed notes.
Workshops commence in January but students are free to work at their own pace. New content is delivered on a weekly basis until the course is complete.
"This is the best online course I've ever taken. So comprehensive, well organized, and professionally presented. It's obvious you put a lot of effort into producing it.” - Mary
Students have access to workshops for three years.
Curated supply kits are always offered at 20% off for students. Details can be found on each workshop page.
Learn to build a range of indigo vats including organic vats made with fruits, the iron vat, and vats made with plants.
Learn a wealth of introductory and advanced shaped resist techniques on silk, linen, and cotton. Learn how to handle materials in the dye vat to get the most from indigo.
This groundbreaking workshop will lead students through a number of projects on silk, cotton, linen, wool, and paper.
Through contact printing, immersion baths, bundling and binding techniques, and the magic of indigo, this workshop will explore new, uncharted territory on textiles.
Learn the process of making both pigmented and non-pigmented inks, including classics like iron gall ink as well as inks made from natural dyes like cochineal and lake pigments like weld.
A pathway through modern science organized around the study of natural dyes. From the atom and molecular diagrams to the reduction and oxidation of indigo, to acids and bases, and all the way up to the complexity of tannin-mordant dye chemistry.
Learn why the study of natural dyes is one of the most engaging ways to investigate matter and materials.
