Pin Bu Samples

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Introducing the Pin Bu scarf collection

By order only, please contact us for prices on the below styles or we can make different sizes using new hand dyed indigo, antique “lan yin hua bu’ indigo fabrics, with or without patches and vintage yarn dye fabric.  Each scarf is unique, hand stitched with the character of hand made heirloom.

Shipped from Shanghai to anywhere in the world.  Minimum order 25 pieces per style.  Fabrics will vary for vintage & antique fabrics.  Choices available for new hand dyed indigo fabric patterns.  Natural Indigo dye is not 100% fixed.  We prewash our scarves to limit colour run & it is advised that scarves be hand washed, cold water, no bleach line dried.

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Hand made, natural indigo dyed and hand cut patterns using ancient resist past techniques, hand sewn with vintage blue calico fabric.  Sizes, 140cm Long x 35cm wide.  100% Natural cotton.  Each scarf is unique and hand made.

Pin Bu Shortie hand made from antique indigo dyed fabric & patches
Pin Bu Shortie hand made from antique indigo dyed fabric & patches

Vintage yarn dyed, hand loomed cotton fabric with blue calico fabric border at ends. Fabric is rare and no longer in production.  Cannot be replicated using mechanised modern looms.  Thread texture was only achieved with hand looms which are now only in museums. 100% cotton. Colour: blue, natural yarn and green thread accent. Size 140 cm Long x 41cm wide. Each scarf is unique and hand made.

 

Vintage Yarn Dye Sample C
Vintage Yarn Dye Sample C

Vintage yarn dyed, hand loomed cotton fabric with frayed & knotted ends.  Fabric is rare and no longer in production.  Cannot be replicated using mechanised modern looms.  Thread texture was only achieved with hand looms which are now only in museums. 100% cotton. Colour: blue, natural yarn & black. Size 140 cm Long x 41cm wide. Each scarf is unique and hand made.

 

Pin Bu Shortie hand made from antique indigo dyed fabric & patches

Pin Bu ‘Shortie’ sample D, Hand made from antique indigo dyed fabric & patches.100% cotton. Colour: faded blue indigo with indigo patches. 104cm Long x 38cm Wide. A working man’s cravate.

40x100 antique Pin Bu flat 1

Front of antique Pin Bu shorite
Front of antique Pin Bu ‘shorite’ (folded in half)
Back of antique Pin Bu scarf showing hand dyed quality
Back of antique Pin Bu scarf showing hand dyed quality (folded in half)