Crusted Crest pillows and the worn areas where

and the worn areas where the darker indigo shows through

I had never found anything quite like these fabrics

That always makes me smile

I wanted to let that pattern carry the piece

Crusted Crest pillows and the worn areas whereCrusted Crest began as four separate tsutsugaki panels that I sewed back together. Theyre dyed with bengala iron oxide, which is what first caught my attention. Its rare to find tsutsugaki panels dyed this way, and the color really drew me in. I was especially drawn to the tattered areas, particularly around the family crest. The fabric is so worn that I imagine it must have been hung outside for years to reach that level of distress. Theres something