Natural light indigo dye was especially developed by our Indigo Master for our Bluehanded. The dye used for traditional Lan Yin Hua Bu is made from the indigo fermented from bluegrass, water and a certain percentage of lime and alcohol. … Continued
Bluehanded discovers vintage indigo textile The Hutongs [traditional alley towns] of China are being replaced with modern developments. I lived in China, and would occasionally explore those sites because they were fascinating. Sometimes, I would find intriguing artefacts; a … Continued
artisanal natural indigo fabric processThe artisanal production process of BLUEHANDED’s indigo dyes fabric mainly includes following steps: Making master template. Draw or print the required pattern on craft paper, cut out the part of the design that will not be … Continued
BLUEHANDED WILL BE PARTICIPATING AT AMSTERDAM DENIM DAYS BLUEPRINT FESTIVAL AT WESTERGASFABRIEKTERREIN APRIL 21 & 22 2017
Filmed by Liz Priore divisionpro.com We thank Liz for the idea of shooting small film clips ideal for social media. Life is in movement, although we like to take the slow path. Our scarves are hand made, with natural, home … Continued
Vintage indigo patchwork scarf 152cm x 40cm Exclusively sold through Moloh.com BLUEHANDED scarf photoshoot took place in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The first location were the rail road tracks that go through downtown in an area known as FATvillage Art … Continued
Lan-Yinhua-Bu fabric dyeing adopted a traditional craft of scrape-paste and resist printing. First, craftsman needs to prepare patterns of cut outs on hand-made laminated paper, and then brush Tung oil as waterproofing material. Next step is to blend … Continued
Lan Yinhua Bu Fabric, a traditional hand dyed fabric using scrape-paste and resist printing technology, was original from Tang and Song dynasty (year 618 – 1279), and was extensively used in the Ming and Qing dynasty (1368 – 1912). It … Continued
The history of Lan Yin hua bu fabric, is long enough to be traced back to Song dynasty (year 960–1279) when it was known as “Yaoban fabric” or “Medicine speckles” (traditional medicine is normally herbal liquid, and the colour from … Continued
Resist printing is the common man’s decorative fabric of traditional Asian textiles, which begins in Han and Jin dynasties and comes to maturity in Tang dynasty, 1,300 years ago. In Han and Jin dynasties, people had developed the principles of … Continued