IMPORTANT:  PLEASE NOTE THAT EACH ITEM IS MADE TO ORDER IN VERY LIMITED QUANTITIES AND SEWN BY ONE PERSON. PLEASE ALLOW 5-8 WEEKS FOR YOUR ITEM TO BE MANUFACTURED.

DESCRIPTION:

THIS REVERSIBLE PLEATED TOTE BAG IS MADE FROM 10.5 OZ COTTON CANVAS AND FEATURES A ONE PIECE PLEATED PATTERN DESIGN, BOX X-STITCHED STRAPS AND COTTON BOUND EDGES. EACH TOTE IS DIP DYED IN A MIXTURE OF COPPER AND TEA TO CREATE THE GREEN COLOR.

SUSTAINABILITY: EACH TOTE IS HAND DYED USING NATURAL DYED. ALL SCRAPS FROM THE CUTTING PROCESS OF THIS GARMENT WILL BE SAVED AND REUSED IN NEW DESIGNS. ALL PAPER SCRAPS USED TO CREATE PATTERNS FOR THIS GARMENT ARE ALSO SAVED TO BE REUSED AS TAGS/ PACKAGING. 

MODEL IS 6’0”, 30” WAIST, 17” ACROSS SHOULDERS.

MODEL IS WEARING THE ONE SIZE. 

FABRIC: 100% COTTON CANVAS 10.5 OZ

BINDING: 100% COTTON

MANUFACTURING: HAVING COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS IS VERY IMPORTANT. THIS IS WHY THE TOTE BAG MUST START WITH UNDYED FABRIC. THESE TOTES ARE CUT AND SEWN IN KENT, OHIO BY A VERY SMALL TEAM OF SKILLED CRAFTS PEOPLE. AFTER THE GARMENT IS FULLY CONSTRUCTED IT IS THEN HAND PAINTED WITH ALGAE PASTE MIXED WITH NATURAL DYES.

DYE PROCESS: DIP DYED BY HAND WITH A MIXTURE OF TEA AND COPPER

WASHING: HAND WASH ONLY WITH COLD WATER 

DRYING: DRY FLAT DO NOT WRING