Penelope’s Child

Artisan Daniella Brockelsby hand-dyes textiles with natural dyes, using contact dyeing methods – transferring colour direct from the leaf to the fabric.

Her lovely eco-printed products are created by layering prepared fabrics or paper with local plants and flowers. The cloth and leaves are bundled together, tightly bound and steamed, creating a permanent transfer of pigment from the leaves to the cloth.

No external dyes,inks or paints are used in eco-printing. All colours and patterns come from the plants themselves.

Daniella likes to use natural, sustainable resources from as close to home as possible, trying to keep her impact on the environment to a minimum.

Much of her stock consists of re-dyed pre-loved clothing, but she also dyes fabric, turning it into one-off dresses, as well as botanically dyed silk scarves, silk ribbons and hand-dyed embroidery threads.