Altar Cloth: Appliqué and Embroidered Hemp Silk and Cotton
Tenkozan: Made on the Mountain collection from the Monastery Stitchery and Dye Studio.
To show honor and respect, customarily, a beautiful textile is placed under statues, ritual objects, instruments or sacred texts. Altar cloths represent the sacred area of protection during liturgy and can also simply protect the surface of your altar table.
This altar cloths was made from fabric and embroidery thread dyed with the plant dyes that we grow, harvest and process right here on the mountain - in this case, scabiosa, marigold and indigo. This cloth was inspired by textile designs of the Ainu people in Japan. It truly is one-of-a-kind - the appliqué and embroidery thread were each dyed separately and hand-stitched over many hours.
Every altar cloth is a unique work of art made by the monastics and residents who work in the Monastery Dye Studio and Stitchery. We infuse every object with our practice and attention and are delighted to bring that care to your home altar.
This altar cloth is approx. 55" x 13" and is lined with a backing of organic linen.
