Textile Highlight: Sabra Silk | Centsational Model
I simply returned from a fast three day journey to the Coachella valley within the California desert. In case you noticed my Instagram tales, you already know I had a number of hours to browse the house decor and furnishings retailers within the space that features Palm Springs, Indio, Yucca Valley, Palm Desert, and Joshua Tree Nationwide Park. Desert model remains to be going sturdy, the impartial tones, natural textures, and woven supplies are nonetheless in demand particularly within the smooth desert tones that embrace clay, taupe, sage, blush, and terra cotta.
In a number of shops I observed textiles in sabra materials, largely pillows and tote baggage. All of them had been so pretty l I discovered myself eager for a sabra pillow or two so as to add to my sofas for the autumn. It’s been awhile since I wrote about textiles, however my latest go to to the desert impressed at this time’s highlight!
What’s sabra you would possibly ask? Sabra is sometimes called “cactus silk” though the fibers truly come from agave which is a succulent, not a cactus. The leaves of the agave are harvested then dyed with botanical pigments. The threads are loomed into the silk after which embroidered patterns in geometric motifs are historically added.
The agave plant is native to Mexico however the materials are cultivated in Morocco, so a lot of the sabra textiles offered world wide are sourced from Fes or Marrakech. It’s a textile that can also be related to the desert bohemian model of decor so naturally the patterns pop up in house decor retailers within the desert.
moroccan concept / aztec house
In case you’re pondering of including sabra silk cushions to your own home, see the checklist under for sources for pillow covers, rugs, and extra.
Sources for Sabra textiles:
Marr-Kett (Australia)
Aztec house (Australia)
