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Indigo dyed vintage linen and hemp

Indigo dyed in vats uing traditional methods. The vintage linen hemp sheets and sacks Dipped in dye baths up to 30 times to produce this extraordinary depth of colour.

Resist dyeimng is a traditional craft in Hungary. Patterns are stamped onto the fabric in wax, some using very old stamp blocks others using newer designs. We are awaitng delivery of our first batch of resist dyed indigo fabric.

parna vintage linen and hemp: Parna in the Media

parna vintage linen and hemp: Parna in the Media

Parna in the Media

Delicious magazine borrowed some of the embroidered Transylvanian pieces for their "Christmas Lunch" shoot. They showed a long wallhanging with a pomegranate design a a table runner and a lovely red and white piece, woven uing a kelim technique, as a table cloth

BBCs DIY SOS bought some grain sacks for a house they were renovating in Anglessey, Wales. I think it was screened this weekend but I am away from the UK so missed it.

Coast Magazine feature a vintage linen sheet which they had embroidered and is now hanging in a shop window in Brighton!

Hand cut felt

These pieces are made by a master craftswomen who has been practising this applique technique for 45 years! It is a traditional Hungarian technique originally used for making beautiful felt coats ( suzrs) worn by Hungarian Herdsmen since the middle ages

Appliqued cushions

What a lot of work but how lovely! Painstakingly appliqued onto the "home made" linen backing. Each millimetre of fabic is hand sewn onto the backing linen. These cushions are about 70 years old

Parna features in this months edition of my green lifestyle

Parna featue in this months " my green lifestyle magazine. It is a beautifully put together, stylish on online magazine featuring lots of lovely eco products as well as great features.

Coming up Coast magazine, Delicious, BBC Homes and Antiques