ARQ Cleo Leo (hand dyed)

This lovely Cleo was dyed using Annatto, from the seeds of the achiote tree, native to Central America. It was a diluted dye bath, giving more of a vibrant tangerine orange than a pumpkin orange. This is part of an ARQ dye project so please see my closet for other pieces. Make me an offer and help me determine a fair price - all pieces are new/unworn, and I’d like to recover at least a small portion of the cost of the dye materials, although mostly it was a labor of love 😁 I’m dying them by hand, using natural plant dyes. The process involves a lot of soaking, simmering, stirring, and rinsing, and in some cases, this caused the ARQ logo to wear off, but all pieces are new and unworn. Natural dyes are usually not as colorfast or lightfast as chemical dyes. As with any ARQ pieces, wash by hand or in cold water on the delicate cycle and line dry. Do not line dry under direct sun.