Chabu 茶布 - Tea stage

Teaware is not for sale.

This chabu ribbons are one of a kind. After long experimenting period, finally I am happy to share this new "starry sky" series with you. Deep purple colour comes from the iron contacting with tea leaves. It can be used for a small tea setting or as a part of a bigger chaxi for a tea ceremony. Fabric is thick and robust. Dark colour creates beautiful combinations with colour of tea liquor in the bowls. Only two of ribbons are available.

The biggest joy of a tea lover is to repurpose things and give them a second life by using them in their tea space. The chajin that appreciates wild-aged tea will enjoy this chabu that links us back to the 1900s. This is a rare find of handwoven linen cloth that originates from Ukraine. It is an admirable burlap fabric, very firm, with somewhat irregularly hand-spun threads, handwoven more than 100 years ago. Genuinely handmade and organic with occasional spots of blades of grass, pieces of leaves and straw woven in. I use old-school traditional methods to clean it and prepare it for dyeing with natural colours. The structure of plant fibre has a layer of protection on it which gives fabric strength and durability but prevents pigments from binding to it. Dyeing fabric naturally takes attention, observation and exploration but the result is well worth it. Like there are no two tea leaves alike, there are not two strands of grass that are the same by looking at this chabu one can take hours to admire it. Colours and patterns are created with green tea leaves and iron that has been left in touch with the fabric over time to develop fascinating imprints.

These are hand-crafted pieces and no two look alike but they were created at the same time and space and very close to each other. Only 2 of these were made. All fabrics have been laundered and dried as normal. They are colourfast but may gently fade with time and exposure to sunlight. And natural stains from tea drops will enhance existing pattern. If needed it can be hand-washed and ironed with cotton settings.

Size:

19 x 66 cm

7,4x 25,9 inches