INDIGO + MADDER

ENGLISH CASHMERE EDITION

Made with ethical Cashmere sustainably farmed by Bowmont UK in Exmoor, South West England.

Hand dyed with organic indigo plant dye and organic madder root pinks to compiment the natural fleece colour, by Botanical Inks natural dye house, based in Bristol.

Grown, processed and made without the use of any harmful synthetic chemicals, for the softest and kindest textiles to wear over the skin and envelope the body in.

Whilst being equally kind and respectful to the land, humans and non-humans involved in the creative journey.

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RE-LOCALISED + CIRCULAR

Woven by the Bristol Weaving Mill on a vintage Dormier loom by an all-female team of highly skilled weavers. To create a limited edition of blanket scarves with experimental weave construction that morphs and changes across each unique scarf, displaying exquisite colour variations and changing weave construction patterns.

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A truely unique and exceptionally considered heirloom piece to be enjoyed and passed down through many lifetimes. And designed to be given back to the soil at the end of its useful lifecycle as nourishing nutrients rather than pollutants.

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Bristol Cloth

2nd Edition

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PIONEERING ECOLOGY

Bristol Cloth 2nd Edition uses a regeneratively farmed wool from Fernhill Farm, in the Mendip Hills AONB. Farmed, processed & manufactured without any harmful synthetic chemicals, using biological soaps only for washing.

Dyed with organic plant dyes by Botanical Inks natural dye house and woven by the The Bristol Weaving Mill.

The majority of the production is set within a 15 mile radius of Bristol, reducing carbon footprint of transport and investing in local heritage artisan craft.

The fibre farming and manufacturing are set entirely within the UK, championing British wool and showcasing what this country has always offered.

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"A UK First."

— BBC News Points West

British Heritage

The Bristol Cloth project showcases British heritage, preserving what this land has always offered and what British communities have done for centuries. We are set to prove that it is still commercially viable to make cloth on our shores, which sustains British tradition, culture, community, land and the economy.

Bristol Cloth :
1st Edition

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REGENERATIVELY FARMED

Bristol Cloth uses a regeneratively farmed wool from Bristol, processed without any harmful synthetic chemicals, using biological soaps only for washing. Dyed with organic plant dyes by Botanical Inks and woven by the The Bristol Weaving Mill. The majority of the production is set within a 15 mile radius of Bristol, reducing carbon footprint of transport and investing in local heritage artisan craft. The fibre farming and manufacturing are set entirely within the UK, championing British wool and showcasing what this country has always offered.

Producer:

BABS BEHAN

Babs Behan is responsible for producing the Bristol Cloth project and is also the founding director of Botanical Inks natural dye studio, who provide the dyeing services for the Bristol Cloth. Author of Botanical Inks Plant-To-Print Dyes, Techniques and Projects (Quadrille Books, 2018) and champion of non-toxic textile systems, plant-based creativity and global ecological regeneration.

Botanical Inks prioritise using organic pigments & local natural fibres, without the use of toxic synthetic chemicals or heavy metals, as part of a non-toxic creative practice. Creating products which are safe to work with, wear and dispose of at the end of their useful life cycle, as biological nutrients.

http://www.botanicalinks.com/