Traditional method still exist and used by elder women in villages across East Africa. Committing to sustainable fashion movement with purpose.
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The Sisal Plant is abundant, robust and does not need fertiliser to grow.
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Long stems are taken and stripped, revealing their cream natural colour.
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Strands are rolled together creating a neat twist.
Traditionally women in the village use their knee and hands.
Over 200 strands go into a Kiondo.
The strands form into a ball.
The Mutuluku Tree
A piece of bark from this precious tree is used to dye the balls of Sisal.
This ancient Bio-Design process can be applied to various other trees creating different colours.
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After the bark is left in hot water, the colour starts to show.
The balls of Sisal are placed inside to soak for several hours.
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Ancient Indigenous Bio-Design
Weaving Spiral Begins
The Navel – symbolic of the Axis of life, the tree. Where community gather around woven together.
Enjoy the deeper understanding of Kiondo cosmology…
