Pure Love Shawl

woman spinning in circles in an arroyo wearing a pink, brown, tan, yellow and grey shawl — Handwoven natural dyed shawl made of silk, cashmere, seacell and merino with a warp of organic cotton linen.

Pure Love Shawl was woven on a warp of organic cotton-linen with a weft of naturally dyed merino/seacell/silk. Some of the natural dyes I used were cochineal, black walnuts, soumac, buckthorn, sandalwood, maarigolds, sage, and others. Into the fringed ends were twined a very special gathering of shells and beads.

Detail of a handwoven pink, brown, tan, yellow and grey shawl with diamond pattern weave — Handwoven natural dyed shawl made of silk, cashmere, seacell and merino with a warp of organic cotton linen.

Handwoven natural dyed shawl made of silk, cashmere, seacell and merino with a warp of organic cotton linen.

Detail of a handwoven pink, brown, tan, yellow and grey shawl with diamond pattern weave — Handwoven natural dyed shawl made of silk, cashmere, seacell and merino with a warp of organic cotton linen.

Woman standing by a rock wall in the desert wearing a handwoven pink, brown, tan, yellow and grey shawl — Handwoven natural dyed shawl made of silk, cashmere, seacell and merino with a warp of organic cotton linen.

Detail of a handwoven pink, brown, tan, yellow and grey shawl with diamond pattern weave — Handwoven natural dyed shawl made of silk, cashmere, seacell and merino with a warp of organic cotton linen.

Detail of a handwoven pink, brown, tan, yellow and grey shawl with diamond pattern weave — Handwoven natural dyed shawl made of silk, cashmere, seacell and merino with a warp of organic cotton linen.

Detail of a handwoven pink, brown, tan, yellow and grey shawl with diamond pattern weave — Handwoven natural dyed shawl made of silk, cashmere, seacell and merino with a warp of organic cotton linen.

Detail of a handwoven pink, brown, tan, yellow and grey shawl with diamond pattern weave with long twined fringe and shells tied into it — Shell details on the fringe of a handwoven natural dyed shawl made of silk, cashmere, seacell and merino with a warp of organic cotton linen.

Detail of a handwoven pink, brown, tan, yellow and grey shawl with diamond pattern weave — Handwoven natural dyed shawl made of silk, cashmere, seacell and merino with a warp of organic cotton linen.