A Week at the Mill

The colour problem

We had a word for the colour, espresso, but no swatch matched it. Too red, too grey, too flat. The mill in Biella dyed nine test lengths before one looked right under both studio light and daylight.

The cloth is a brushed twill: the surface is raised slightly after weaving, which gives the brown its depth and makes it feel softer than its weight suggests.

Buying less, buying once

Because the drop is small, we bought exactly what we needed and nothing more. The leftover ends from the run became the facing on the tote and the lining of the shades case.

We will go back for Drop 02. The mill already has the recipe for the brown.