Melanie Audet Limited Editions LLC



Melanie Audet Limited Editions LLC

About The Artist

Melanie Audet • Manitou Springs, CO
Clothing - Accessories • WHOLESALE AVAILABLE • CUSTOM COMMISSIONS

Melanie Audet is a fabric dyer working in the Pikes Peak Region of Colorado. She earned her degree in fibers from the Oregon College of Art and Craft and runs two lines of hand dyed items. Her Limited Editions line uses various types of dye while Twig and Berry Dyes uses natural dyes. Both lines aim to alleviate the fast fashion crises by creating quality items. She hopes to elevate the value of hand dyed fabric and she deeply believes in the curative aspect the art of making manifests.



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Tell us how your work is made.

My work is made by hand dyeing and hand printing yards of silk fabric in my home studio. I work closely with a small family-owned neckwear company in North Carolina. I have sewing skills, but not strong enough for selling high quality items. With the help of Carolina Textile District, they put me in touch with Brown and Church Ltd, who specialize in and make neckwear.


What makes you passionate about the medium you work with?

I love color and i love creating color. I love seeing colors interact with one another to create color or a visual impact. i love the dimensionality of fabric. I love the potential fabric holds-the potential to be anything the maker creates. I love the interaction between the fabric and the creating. I love the process of dyeing, both natural and synthetic-the steps involved. I love the unpredictability of the outcome regardless of the step-by-step process. I love the challenge of creating a visually appealing piece. I love the challenge of creating an evenly dyed piece. i love sharing what i know with others.

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