Oregon’s Myrtle trees were the source of tannins for the tannin process. Their presence made Portland the largest tanning center west of the Mississippi.

For Cloth and Goods made locally here in Portland the Clinton Bag and the Simple Tote

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Oregon’s Myrtle trees were the source of tannins for the tannin process. Their presence made Portland the largest tanning center west of the Mississippi.

For Cloth and Goods made locally here in Portland the Clinton Bag and the Simple Tote

Happy 4th of July!

We’ll be celebrating from our rooftop barbecuing and watching fireworks from every county.

We are happy to announce the Frolic Giveaway from Cloth and Goods to Janecek Ginny in Austria! Congratulations for winning a set of Japanese indigo dish towels made by Cloth and Goods. Janecek said “Yay! I am super stoked that I won your giveaway! I love Frolic blog and I really love the dish towels, too. In fact, I am really impressed with the whole online shop of Cloth and Goods. I am a huge fan of all of their pottery too!”

by Elise Loehnen

Yes, yes, more textiles. But fortunately, the stunning fabrics at the Portland, Oregon-based Cloth and Goods have already been transformed into pillows and dishtowels and rugs! Really exquisite stuff, don’t you think? (And I’m obsessed with the charcoal drawings and photography.) Next trip to Portland, I’m so there: In the interim, it looks like almost everything is available on  there site. To read  the entire post click on this link.

I was drawn to his work because he represented Cloth and Goods’ essence of mixing traditional methods to create contemporary textiles. These runners are designed, dyed, and finished in the studio of Rowland Ricketts by husband & wife team Rowland and Chinami and assistant Amanda Fong.

Rowland trained in indigo farming in Japan and his wife Chinami studied indigo dyeing in her hometown of Tokushima, Japan before apprenticing with ikat kimono weaver, Yumie Aoto, in Shimane. The outcome of their work is a unique product that is skillfully crafted. You can read a little about him in the store pages of the website under Table Runners and find out more about his art and functional textiles in the two links below.

Here are some pictures of his indigo dying and process taken from his website along with the runners themselves.

www.runners.rickettsindigo.com

www.rickettsindigo.com

I wanted to thank everyone who joined us Friday evening and also give a special thanks to those who were directly involved with the launch of Cloth and Goods; David, Lubosh, Lisa, Chelsea, Tanya, Emily, Craig, Maryellen, Joanne, and Russ.

It was such a fun night and even the weather cooperated! The early summer evening was beautiful and warm enough for all to enjoy the courtyard.

We got so involed that we forgot to take pictures but luckily managed to get a few to share with you.

I am so thrilled to write my first blog post because that means after many months of hard work my site is finally launched and I get to share it with you. It has been my dream to open a store for many years. I have been told ever since I was young girl that I was born with a great eye. After being raised in New York, moving to California and then Maui, where I lived for 16 years, I’ve finally found the perfect studio here in Portland, which will be the headquarters for my online shop.

Cloth and Goods started with my love for vintage textiles, particularly indigo dyed. When I travel, I tend to search out fabrics and textiles on the road. Researching the hard to find has almost become an obsession. That’s also how I get to know a place and it’s people. As I’ve met talented, young artists here in Portland and on my travels in the US and abroad, my ideas for the shop have grown and I am passionate about supporting these emerging artists and small businesses.

It’s hard to choose a favorite product at Cloth and Goods. We’ll be offering our own exclusive line as well as products sourced locally and from around the globe. Our artists and producers have varied backgrounds but have one thing in common: they all represent fine examples of modern craftsmanship. We have vintage fabrics made into pillows from Japan and Africa, ceramics from a small family company in the United Kingdom, an art professor from the Midwest who tends an indigo farm and dyes and weaves with traditional methods table runners, charcoal drawings from an artist and mother of three young children, just to mention a few. I only sell things that I love and would buy myself or have in my own home. I am excited to bring them to you.

This space will be a place to share new products and updates on the shop, but also notes from my inspiration folders, travel diaries, and studio. I hope you’ll feel at home to join the conversation.

-Melissa