"Four Hands" Rustic Kitchen Cloth in Cochineal

Approximately 25" x 22". Mordant printed, dyed in cochineal, hemmed with dark red thread and mitered corners.

About the Process
Two strengths of ferrous acetate are screenprinted on rustic cotton, then submerged in a cochineal dye bath. The dye adheres to the mordant-printed areas, (the drawing) and the background becomes lightly tinted. (cochineal leaves hardly any tint in the background) To learn more about my mordant printing and natural dye research, check out this post on my newsletter.

Care: Machine wash cool, tumble dry low or hang dry for best results. Cochineal has been used as a dye since ancient times, for its excellent light and wash-fastness. It may fade a bit, but every thing fades beautifully in time on our good green earth!

This material is our favorite for an absorbent kitchen cloth.

Designed and printed by Michelle C. Moode in Oswego, New York. Sign up for my newsletter for more about my studio practice.