Upcycled Stripe Handloom Cotton

In rural India, women often recycle worn-out saris into other textile forms. Torn into strips, those old clothes can be given new life when woven into handloom cotton fabrics like this.

Lapis blue with upcycled stripes in joyful colors: red and yellow, pink and purple, touches of green and white: every yard is different! (The current bolt has mostly purple stripes as shown in the second photo.)

Light- to mid-weight cotton for shirts, skirts, and dresses, or a quilted Ayora Jacket from Pauline Alice patterns.
Stripes are perpendicular to the selvedge, about 2 inches apart.

• handwoven and partly hand-spun
• all cotton
• 46 inches wide

Order fabric in half-yard increments. For example, to order 1.5 yards of fabric, enter the quantity “3” in the box.

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Suggested care: hand wash or gentle machine wash in cold water, line dry in shade.