Cheryl Kolander, the Senior Master Natural Dyer who IS Aurora Silk dyes all her beautiful 120 named and numbered 100% Naturally dyed colours in her small studio in Portland, Oregon, where she has lived for 25 years.
Production is all by hand. These Artisan colours are thus extremely precious and rare. They are true "Textile jewels".
In addition to her hand dye work, Cheryl can formulate custom Natural Dyed colousr for fabric that can be dyed on Appropriate Technology machinery at partner dyeworks, either in the US or abroad. Minimum orders (approximately 30 to 50 yards) apply.
Costs vary by colour; ball–park estimate is $1,200 ($40 per yard for a 30 yard length). Please contact us to arrange a phone consultation with Cheryl about your colour needs. Cheryl holds "office hours" every Tuesday 1-4 PM Pacific time. 503-286-4149.
Please allow at least 3 months for the development and production of your colour(s).
Cheryl plans to continue stocking her 120 naturally hand dyed colors on several yarns & threadsincluding the Lustre cord and the Fine 2-ply spun silks. She is also increasing the number of naturally dyed fabrics that can be sold by the yard on this website.
Above are custom naturally dyed colours on Eri Peace Silk, created for a New York quilt artist in 2007.
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