Sunkissed pillow - Grana
Sunkissed pillow - Grana
Double-sided pillow in two earthy tones. This warm palette comes from Nature only: dyes from flowers, and heirloom brown cotton, both from the countryside of Oaxaca, Mexico.
18" x 18”
Down-feather insert included
TYPE OF COTTON
TYPE OF COTTON
CRAFTSMANSHIP
CRAFTSMANSHIP
CARE
CARE
Dry-clean only
MESSAGE FROM OUR FOUNDER
MESSAGE FROM OUR FOUNDER
Heirloom cottons and Natural dyes
Natural dyes can be found in multiple different ecosystems. Most ancient civilizations were familiar with dyeing fabrics by extracting the colors from leaves, branches, roots, and even secretions of insects.
Every region had its own dyeing technique. Although many of these traditions were swept away by industrial advances, some survived and are still being practiced in remote areas of the world.
Indigenous people who work with heirloom cottons, have also been familiar to natural dyes for generations. Native white cotton is usually the cotton that is dyed, but in a few villages, natural dyes are traditionally used over brown cotton.
Our sunkissed pillow - Grana is a tribute to the Indigenous Mixtec tradition: we dye brown coyuchi cotton over with grana cochinilla to create this wonderfully earthy and deep pink-red color. the back of the pillow is made of 100% coyuchi cotton.
“In some Native languages the term for plants translates to “those who take care of us.”
―Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass