Roomy Cloudy Grey makeup bag in handwoven cotton, with a wide framed zip opening, black cotton lining and a colourful recycled sari zip pull.
The KOMUD makeup bag in Cloudy Grey has a roomy shape and clever framed zip opening for easy access to your essentials. Handwoven from 100% cotton, this warm grey cosmetics bag features a softly textured monochrome weave and colourful recycled sari zip pull. With black cotton lining and an inside pocket, it's perfect for organising makeup, toiletries and travel essentials at home or away.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS
- The handwoven 100% cotton fabric is sturdy yet soft, with a distinctive multitonal texture that changes subtly with the light.
- Roomy and easy to access, the doctor's bag-style hinge creates a wide framed opening, making it easy to see and reach the contents.
- Internal patch pockets keep smaller essentials organised, while the secure zip closure and black cotton lining add everyday practicality.
- The soft, airy Cloudy Grey combines natural undyed and black cotton yarns for a gentle monochrome effect.
- A colourful zip pull made from repurposed sari fabric adds a unique finishing touch.
ABOUT THE COLOURWAY
Cloudy Grey is inspired by the white prayer flags associated with the element of air and wind. The natural warm-white weft combines with contrasting black yarn to create a textured monochrome weave, which softens from a distance into a gentle, cloudy grey with a light and airy feel. Understated and practical, this versatile neutral slips easily into a handbag or travel bag and makes a stylish addition to a monochrome or minimalist bathroom.
FIT & SIZING
L20xW21.5xD10cm
HANDMADE IN NEPAL
Our cotton fabric is handwoven at Deepchand’s workshop in Bhaktapur, Nepal, where AURA QUE has been producing textiles for over fifteen years. The workshop provides flexible work for local women close to their homes, enabling them to earn an income around family commitments. The finished fabric is then stitched at a World Fair Trade Organization certified workshop in Kathmandu, which employs over 25 women, including several deaf artisans.
MATERIAL, CRAFT & NATURAL VARIATION
Our multitonal cotton fabric is handwoven using black warp threads and a natural undyed weft, then overdyed with azo-free dyes. This creates a distinctive two-tone texture that changes subtly with the light and helps disguise everyday marks. Each piece is lined with black cotton and finished with a zip pull made from a knot of repurposed sari fabric, carefully chosen in complementary colours to add a distinctive finishing touch.
MORE ABOUT THE ARTISAN PROCESS
- Weaving by hand: The fabric is handwoven using a sturdy two-pedal weave for bags and a more intricate four-pedal weave for smaller accessories. Natural undyed cotton weft creates a monochrome fabric, with subtle variations reflecting the handmade process.
- Dyeing the fabric: Controlled by a hand-wound handle, the woven fabric passes between rolls through a vat of azo-free dye, heated over a wood fire. To achieve the right depth of colour, it may be slowly wound back through the vat in the opposite direction, picking up more dye on its return journey.
- Cutting & stitching: After washing, the fabric is taken to our partner workshop in Kathmandu, where skilled artisans cut and stitch the fabric into each AURA QUE design, adding components such as linings, pockets, straps and fastenings as required.
- Adding the sari ties: Colourful recycled sari fabrics are carefully selected to complement the cotton base, with individual colours and patterns varying from piece to piece. Each fabric tie is stitched, then threaded through the zip pull and secured with a carefully tied knot and a final stitch.
A THOUGHTFUL, HANDMADE GIFT
A lovely gift for teenagers, makeup lovers or anyone who enjoys keeping their little essentials organised, our handwoven cotton pouches come in two practical sizes. With handy pockets and secure zip closures, they're as pretty on a dressing table as they are useful tucked into a handbag or desk drawer.
Would you like your order gift-wrapped and sent directly to someone special? Simply select gift wrap at the checkout or visit our gift wrapping information page to find out more.
CARE INSTRUCTIONS
Machine wash cool gentle. Do not tumble dry. Separate dark colours.
NEED HELP CHOOSING?
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