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Plant Dyed Yarn: Akane Madder

£12 £6


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Real shades drawn from nature. This raw cotton yarn has been woven and hand-dyed by craftsmen in Akizuki, Japan, using only natural madder or ‘akane’. The resulting thread is characterised by a gentle shade unique to plant dyeing.

Akaneiro is the oldest red dye used in Japan, often featured in poetry to describe the sky at sunset.


100% cotton. Approx. 38m/10g. As the yarn is hand-dyed, very slight variations in shade may occur between batches. We recommend hand washing or a gentle machine cycle. Wash sewn clothing separately for the first few washes in case of colour-run. The colour will age beautifully over time.

Gift wrapped in tissue paper

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