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Update #2: Frei Designs Indigo dresses in progress

Posted on February 8, 2010

Here are Annie's dresses dipped in Indigo and drying. They look beautiful!

She'll be sewing in the zippers and finishing the arm holes this week, steaming them and then off they go to stores around the country.

Next on deck is Maresa Patterson's new project stellalove.com. She is making gorgeous dresses with our fabrics dyed in logwood grey, pomegranate, walnuts and myrobalan. I'll post pics later this week!

xo,
Jane

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Get a cool little Shibori* patterned, naturally dyed and organic cotton patch to stitch onto your favorite shopper, jacket or backpack.

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A private Shibori* and natural dye workshop with me in Chicago. Learn how to make several different patterns through hand stitching and folding cloth, and also learn the ancient tradition of natural dye. The final object is up to you--something gorgeous for your wall? a set of pillows to accent your sofa? We will work together to decide the right project for you before the workshop.

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Became obsessed with textiles as a youngster

Received not only one, but yes, two degrees in textiles

Started Noon Solar with my friend, which is a business that integrates flexible solar panels into bags to charge up cell phones and iPods

Started naturally dying fabrics for Noon Solar because we couldn't find them anywhere else

Started Noon Design Studio with same friend, in order to naturally dye fabrics for other designers, artists and generally rad people who also love them

And am now taking on Noon Design Studio as a personal and solo project because I love it.

And that, my friends, is what is called full circle, or in my amazing world of eco-textiles, a closed-loop cycle.

Thanks for all the support, I am so grateful to be given a chance to do what I love to do!

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