Baldoti:

The Baldoti collection is named after one of the original villages where training programs for handlooms was started and is comprised of unusual products made from the fiber of the Himalayan Nettle plant. The processing of the fiber from the rough bark is done through a series of labor-intensive traditional processes. After the fiber is extracted, the spinning and knitting is done by hand. The collection includes the plain nettle fiber in it's natural color, a palette of dyes available in nettle and swatch where dyes as well as silk lining and wooden beads are added which look beautiful in scarves and stoles.

Products:

The knitted nettle shawls are beautiful summer accessories which can either be used as light scarves or, underlain with silk and with inlaid wooden pearls, as an exquisite shoulder wrap for warm summer evenings. They are Fibre from the giant Himalayan nettle plant, which is extracted from the stem by traditional organic methods. The yarn, spun by hand from the fibre, is strong, good looking and versatile creating delicate knitted stoles and shawls.

Knitted Nettle Stoles (Unlined) Size: 60x90 cm

Knitted Nettle Silk Lined & Beaded Stoles Size: 60x90 cm

Dyes:

When dyed, nettle yarn keeps its natural earthy tone. The gold and khaki tones are especially beautiful.

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