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Flora Obscura is a botanical luxury brand founded by artist and designer Alison Kelly, celebrating the timeless beauty of flowers through naturally dyed and botanically printed textiles. Alison is the author of Printing from the Garden, sharing her passion for botanical printing with makers around the world through her book, workshops, and online classes. From heirloom silk pillowcases and wall hangings to immersive learning experiences, Flora Obscura invites you to surround yourself with the beauty of nature and preserve its fleeting blooms in lasting works of art.

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Bring the garden into the bedroom with an eco-printed silk pillowcase, handcrafted from luxurious silk charmeuse and botanically printed with flowers, leaves and natural color. Each pillowcase is individually created, making it a unique piece of botanical textile art with a luminous, painterly surface.

Pure 22mm mulberry silk charmeuse botanically contact-printed and naturally dyed with organic plant extracts.

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from $175.00

Bring the poetry of the garden into your home with a one-of-a-kind silk velvet pillow, naturally dyed and botanically printed using flowers, leaves, and plant pigments. Each pillow is handcrafted in Alison’s atelier, using modern printing and natural dye techniques, allowing the colors and botanical impressions to emerge through the alchemy of nature. The luminous silk velvet catches the light beautifully, creating rich depth and texture while the botanical prints make every piece completely unique.

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from $155.00

Transform your nightly routine into a luxurious ritual with our silk pillowcases. Naturally hypoallergenic and breathable, silk allows your skin to breathe deeply while helping to regulate temperature throughout the night. Unlike cotton, silk doesn’t strip your skin of moisture and helps prevent frizz, tangles, and breakage—making it a dream for both skin and hair.

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from $165.00

Silk Velvet Pillows make for an eye-catching design element throughout the home— we see these shimmering editions as a piece of functional artwork made to bring light and color therapy to your interior world. This category is regularly updated with new pieces and color-ways. We are currently featuring a blooming garden of color and prints derived solely from flowers.

This is a one of a kind item has been dyed with cutch (gold) and botanically contact-printed with black mallow flowers, pea flowers, and hand-dipped in indigo to create a lustrous oceanic effect.

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EXPLORE WAYS TO LEARN
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Bundle dyeing 101 — how to bundle dye with plants on fabric
Bundle dyeing 101 — how to bundle dye with plants on fabric
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Creating Inky Backgrounds with a Dye-Soaked Carrier Blanket— LOGWOOD
Creating Inky Backgrounds with a Dye-Soaked Carrier Blanket— LOGWOOD

A dye-soaked carrier blanket is a simple way to create rich, atmospheric backgrounds.

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HOW TO MORDANT COTTON, SILK, WOOL, LINEN, RAYON— A FREE GUIDE TO NATURAL DYEING
HOW TO MORDANT COTTON, SILK, WOOL, LINEN, RAYON— A FREE GUIDE TO NATURAL DYEING

To prepare fabric for natural dyeing, first wash and scour the fabric to remove oils, waxes, and residues.

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Planting a Dye Garden for Botanical Printing + Natural Color
Planting a Dye Garden for Botanical Printing + Natural Color

Learn how to plant a natural dye garden with flowers and plants for botanical printing. Grow your own color with this beginner-friendly guide.

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A Quick Guide to Mordanting Fabric for Botanical Printing and Natural Dyeing
A Quick Guide to Mordanting Fabric for Botanical Printing and Natural Dyeing

How to prepare silk for natural dyeing and botanical contact printing— a simple and efficient alum mordant.

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Seven Unexpected Flowers That Print Like a Dream
Seven Unexpected Flowers That Print Like a Dream

Explore the alchemy of botanical printing: the unexpected blooms that leave pigment, poetry, and memory on silk.

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Printing Red with Eucalyptus Leaves
Printing Red with Eucalyptus Leaves

Eucalyptus leaves hold a rare kind of magic — when steamed into silk and wool, they release shades of rust, rose, and deep red. This natural dye process is part science, part alchemy, revealing the hidden colors of the plant world. In this post, I share how to coax those reds from eucalyptus and bring the warmth of nature into cloth.

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printing from the garden. ALISON KELLY project runway harvesting flowers or plants in a lush garden during daytime, wearing a light-colored blouse and denim shorts, with a basket on her arm.
printing from the garden. ALISON KELLY project runway. A sheer piece of silk eco-printed with a floral pattern, held up against a partly cloudy sky.
printing from the garden. ALISON KELLY project runway. A cream-colored dress with large floral anemone eco prints patterns hanging from a hanger on a tree branch in a garden with white flowers and green leaves.
printing from the garden. ALISON KELLY project runway. A table covered with autumn leaves and fabric, a wooden stick, and cloth bundle.