Charlotte Raffo, founder of The Monkey Puzzle Tree worked closely with artist Kirsty Greenwood to design the fabric.
 

Kirsty is inspired by pareidolia - the tendency to see faces and animals in patterns and objects. Using hand marbling as a starting point she created layers of line drawings, building up a pattern of tendrils, faces and mythical creatures.

A heavy unbleached linen union was chosen as a base. The fabric, which is woven in Scotland, is a characterful blend of linen and cotton, retaining the natural colour of the yarn, and showing occasional slubs and imperfections which add to the natural charm of the fabric. 

Metamorphosis was then screen printed in a heritage print works in Cumbria, England, using a unique combination of metallic, matt and bright inks to create depth in the design.

Watch our video with Kirsty Greenwood talking to Charlotte Raffo about the story behind the design and manufacture of Metamorphosis on our You Tube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FytxfkT1aro&feature=youtu.be