S Marigold Dyed Borage for Courage Textural Prismatic Briefs
Incredible textural lace cotton briefs with a small amount of lycra for stretch.
Hand painted with textile paints and real pressed borage flowers, and overdyed with Marigold Blossoms.
Last pair, Size S, cut tall.
This beautiful fabric was obtained second hand, so I have only a small amount of pieces made with this lovely cloth.
natural cotton with lycra, cotton gusset. reclaimed deadstock material. finished with gentle elastic.
"Borage for Courage" is a common herbalist's phrase, describing the gentle strength of this delightful fuzzy plant. Borage plants have edible periwinkle flowers that taste a bit like cucumber. This prolific plant grows in my garden every year, re-seeding itself.
Last Summer, I became obsessed with pressing and drying borage flowers, because of their beautiful curving shapes. I pressed many many pieces of borage, studying their shapes and expressions. I have been drawing these pressed stems, and working with them in the studio in a variety of ways. I'm interested finding new ways to create with plants; this translation process helped me draw and create in new ways! This version of Borage undies was created by using their silhouettes as a resist.