Alleia Feed Weave Weaving



Alleia Feed Weave Weaving
This large weaving - approximately 3.7 feet by 5 feet is full of textured and organic movement. Pillowy roving, organic cotton, and naturally dyed wool flow seamlessly through this piece.
All the fibers in this weaving are either dyed naturally with food waste or left natural. A range of fiber type are used from linen, Icelandic wool, cotton from Texas, merino wool. All the Food waste was gathered from ONE restaurant - Alleia. From onion skins to fennel fronds, peach pits to orange peels - we worked with Chef Daniel Lindley, Vaughn Stegall, and the whole kitchen team to gather food waste and scraps for over a year to obtain these diverse hues.
LABOR & TIME: 19 days of dyeing, 1.5 months of weaving
FOOD WASTE DYE MATERIAL: Fennel Fronds, Red Onion Skins, Yellow Onion Skins, Orange Peel, Peach Pits.
Copper Rod
Width: 44 inches
Length at longest point: 59 inches
This product is part of our sustainable Feed Weave project - that aims to use food waste and imperfect produce to create hue rather than chemical and synthetic polluting dyes. 10% of our annual sales from Feed Weave products go to non-profits supporting sustainable farming and local community kitchens.
Please email Maggie with questions about this piece or to commission large Feed Weave wall hangings - maggie@nade-studio.com
*** THESE ARE NOT FOR INTERNATIONAL PURCHASE *** Believe me you don’t want to pay for that shipping cost! :(