My wearable art is handmade, one of a kind pieces, created using 100% natural fabrics~ Silk, Merino Wool, Linen, Cotton. The natural dyes I use are a sustainable way of creating colours on cloth. Indigo, Madder, Logwood, Weld, Lac, Persimmon, Cochineal, Myrobalan. Watching colours change and emerge from a dye bath is a magical experience. 

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To create the patterns on my scarves I use various Shibori resist techniques that I learned while studying in Japan. I love the surprise and wonder each time I unfold a piece of Shibori, whether it has been folded, stitched or clamped.

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My travels in Japan and India awakened my love of traditional craftsmanship. Slow fashion~ using natural fabrics and dyes~ has a minimal impact on our environment. We are becoming more and more aware of the damage to our planet of mass production and chemical dyes.

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My background in the Visual Arts as a painter leads me to approach each of my scarves as I would an abstract painting.

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You can purchase my scarves ~ wool, silk, linen and cotton~ dyed with natural dyes at Etsy.

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My scarves are also for sale at: Circle Craft, 1666 Johnston Street, Granville Island, Vancouver 

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More of my work can be seen at www.marydowne.com