these handwoven pants feature a traditional Dong diamond pattern
to celebrate fertility and life
This tea has been made and carried by the same family for 3 generations
hand-dyed with Chinese yam
Yarns hand-dyed with indigo and Chinese yam intertwine to form a motif that evokes the two essential trigrams of Chinese cosmology
Vesta Purple Cha 紫芽 japanesetea these handwoven pants feature aThis tea is made from purple leaves buds, Zi Ya , a naturally mutated purple leaf Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica tree endemic of Lincang forest, Yunnan, China. The buds and leaves of this varietal of tea tree are of distinctive purple burgundy color, caused by the presence of the powerful antioxidant Anthocyanin in the plant, which is responsible for giving the purple blue color to certain types of fruit, like cherry, blackberry, blueberry, juniper