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 Pru Bolus, June Vogltance & Cindy Baird at Spring 06 Quilt Market in Mpls., MN
Sun Print Batiks (Approximately 95" x 110" wholecloth)
"Delicious Monster Leaf Sun Print Batik"
Hand Woven Baskets from Ghana, Africa
While attending quilt market in Mpls. Cindy and I had the good
fortune to meet Pru Bolus, an amazing woman from South Africa whose
small company creates the most beautiful wholecloth sun print
batiks that we have ever seen.
These unique, handcrafted fabrics are inspired by the beauty and
magic of nature. The magnificence of the sea, mountains, forests
and complex floral kingdom surrounding the home of Pru Bolus and
her husband, is reflected in the colors and designs of these
beautiful pieces of cloth, Always working within environmentally
sensitive boundaries, they use nontoxic dyes and recycle when
possible. The sun dyeing takes place on their small farm in the
Crags on the famous "Garden of Eden" in Western Cape, South Africa.
Production is limited by the time consuming hand dying and the
season of September to May, since daylight is essential to Sun
Cloth.
When ordering, specify a color range or combination that you prefer
keeping in mind that each piece is unique, no two being exactly the
same.
Color Choices: * Multi Colored (as pictured in photo) * Greens * Blue/Green, * Blue/Green/Purple, * Purple/Bronze/Teal * Gold/Brown/Rust/Green
As Cindy and I shopped the market, we were intrigued by some wonderful hand woven baskets from Ghana, Africa. They are hand woven with twisted
"Elephant Grass." that has been dyed mostly from plant extracts. The handle is covered with goat skin for a soft smooth finish and easy carrying. The baskets are virtually indestructible. Most of the weavers have about 10 years of weaving experience and belong to a weavers cooperative in northern Ghana. Take this basket to the market, the garden or quilt club meeting. If it gets out of shape, simply wet it and gently reshape it to it's original shape.
Hand Woven Baskets From Ghana Dave and I preparing African Baskets for reshaping. (They arrive from Africa packed like the ones on the right.) Enjoying an afternoon shaping baskets on my patio. (Behind me... the new office, in our backyard...15 steps from our back door!)
Top Row, L to R: Lg. Round Market Basket, Lg. Oval Market Basket, Mini Round, Lg. Round, Cindy with Fan, Lg. Fruit basket. Bottom Row: Lg. Oval Market Basket, Sm. Oval Basket, Lg. Round Basket with Collapsible Handles, Sm. Oval Basket.
Basket colors will vary...select a color range: Combo # 1 Navy/ Green Combo # 2 Navy Combo # 3 Red Combo # 4 Red/Navy Combo # 5 Red/Navy/Green Combo # 6 Orange/Olive Combo # 7 Navy/Maroon Combo # 8 Pink/Navy Combo # 9 Orange/Navy Combo # 10 Orange/Navy/Red Combo # 11 Magenta/Navy Combo # 12 Magenta/Green
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