African Indigo Textile Resist Dye Scarf no. 1 dating vintage jeans - Scents of the Mojave

- Scents of the Mojave desert

The soft fabric is a cotton weave with an indigo yarn

dark Navy Blue cloth

This is Orslows version of the classic work shirt called chambray

African Indigo Textile Resist Dye Scarf no. 1 dating vintage jeans - Scents of the MojaveIndigo has been used in many different cultures all around the world and in Africa there is a long tradition of making indigo dyed clothing and fabrics using a variety of different techniques. This textile comes from Burkina Faso and the fabric used is made from hand woven strips of cotton fabric. The pattern on this one is made using a stitch resist dye technique were the pattern is made by sewing rows of stitches in the fabric before it is dyed in