For some fans , this is a mud silk patchwork cape, for some other fans, this is a mud silk patchwork tablecloth, which depends on their needs , creativity and preferences. While Liyan, the designer, is making a picture when stitching the mud silk pieces one by one.
As a National Intangible Cultural Heritage fabric, after organic plant dyeing and mineral dyeing, and after dozens of times of sun exposure, Mud silk is original ecological health and full of earth art.
Designer Liyan is a big fan of mud silk, and and she cherishes every pieces of mud silk. She use the pieces of mud silk left from making clothes to make cape/tablecloth.
The cape/tablecloth has a high requirement for the diversity of the mud silk pieces. It often takes two or three years to collect enough mud silk pieces for Liyan to express her mood and creativity to stitch 7 or 8 capes/tablecloth.
All mud silk has two sides: mud covered side and dioscorea dyed side. Therefore, both sides of the mud silk cape/tablecloth can be used!
As a National Intangible Cultural Heritage fabric, after organic plant dyeing and mineral dyeing, and after dozens of times of sun exposure, Mud silk is original ecological health and full of earth art.
Designer Liyan is a big fan of mud silk, and and she cherishes every pieces of mud silk. She use the pieces of mud silk left from making clothes to make cape/tablecloth.
The cape/tablecloth has a high requirement for the diversity of the mud silk pieces. It often takes two or three years to collect enough mud silk pieces for Liyan to express her mood and creativity to stitch 7 or 8 capes/tablecloth.
All mud silk has two sides: mud covered side and dioscorea dyed side. Therefore, both sides of the mud silk cape/tablecloth can be used!