Aprons
Ban Thung Hong, a village in northern Thailand’s Phrae Province is, quite frankly, indigo crazy. Its main drag is lined with shops selling suea maw hawm, the dark blue farmers’ shirt that has become an icon of northern Thai culture. We love these shirts and wanted to create a kitchen product that taps into this legacy, so we’ve collaborated with Mohom Ban PaLuang, one of the only remaining dyers who still works with natural indigo, to create three different aprons. Emphasizing simplicity and designed for different sizes and uses, the thread that links our aprons is real indigo, dyed via a multi-step, time-consuming process that over time, will fade and crease in beautiful, idiosyncratic ways, giving your apron a unique identity.
We reached our funding target and products are being handmade now. Email us at ffsfantastic@gmail.com to check on next production or special orders.
Hom Kueng
US$30 Includes global shipping
Florists, waiters, bartenders, home cooks – we’re confident that any of these people would actually look forward to tying on this medium-weight, rustic cotton waist apron with extra-long tie straps and a subtle hand-stamped, batik-style wax-resist pattern dyed with 100% natural indigo.
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Origin: Mohom Ban PaLuang, Ban Thung Hong, Phrae Province, Thailand
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Materials: 100% cotton
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Dimensions: Width at waist (excluding straps): 81cm/32”; length: 84cm/33”
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Care instructions: This natural indigo product has been pre-washed but it will bleed; for the first few washings, wash with similarly-colored items.
Hom Noi
US$30 Includes global shipping
Aspiring junior chefs and accomplished-but-petit home cooks look no further; we’ve designed a small-to-medium-sized apron for you. Made from lightweight cotton with a Batik wax-resist stripe pattern made with 100% natural indigo dye, it features an adjustable neck strap using the knotted “buttons” of a traditional Thai farmers’ shirt, extra-long tie straps and one roomy pocket.
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Origin: Mohom Ban PaLuang, Ban Thung Hong, Phrae Province, Thailand
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Materials: 100% cotton
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Dimensions: Width at waist (excluding straps): 55cm/21-½”; length: 95cm/37”
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Care instructions: This natural indigo product has been pre-washed but it will bleed; for the first few washings, wash with similarly-colored items.
Hom Luang
US$30 Includes global shipping
Want to bring a bit of a traditional northern Thai grill shack into your own home or restaurant? Using Phrae’s famous indigo farmers’ shirts as our inspiration, we’ve designed a medium-to-large-sized apron made from lightweight cotton and dyed with 100% natural indigo. Featuring an adjustable neck strap using the knotted “buttons” of a traditional farmers’ shirt, extra-long tie straps and two roomy pockets.
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Origin: Mohom Ban PaLuang, Ban Thung Hong, Phrae Province, Thailand
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Materials: 100% cotton
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Dimensions: Width at waist (excluding straps): 66cm/26”; length: 106cm/42”
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Care instructions: This natural indigo product has been pre-washed but it will bleed; for the first few washings, wash with similarly-colored items