Announcement    Welcome to the BAREFOOT MOMMA
We are the home for the organic cotton bengkung. Our artisan hand dyed Bengkung Belly Binds and Labor Wraps are exclusively crafted from supreme quality GOTS certified organic cotton. All our carefully selected raw materials we synergistically blend are sustainably sourced, eco-cert, USDA organic, and fair trade.
Honoring the paths of our ancestral mothers,
we practice the alchemy of organic botanicals, energetic vibrations & embodiment of positive affirmations as taught and practiced by Heart Math & Dr. Emoto.

🌿🌀♾ When made and worn with intension the power to transform is born.
Our hand dyed bengkung binds and labor wraps are gestures of support & love.

We believe that what we put "on" your body truly matters, and you deserve to be wrapped in love.
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👣We invite you to walk barefoot with us on this journey, walking the path of sacred healing in discovering your intrinsic beauty and ritual.🌸

SUSTAINABILITY

🌿💦Each of our dyes are mixed with rain harvested water to create unparalleled rich, natural tones. Our proprietary organic botanica body care are created in small batches in correlation to the lunar cycle.🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑

When supporting organic cotton it is giving the gift of health and happiness to thousand of families. Did you know that organic cotton is harvested by hand? The plant is nurtured and respected from seed, through its growth, then hand picked with gratitude. It is an industry grown from love and gratitude.

What is GOTs
The certification of GOTS ( Global Organic Textile Standard)
is the HIGHEST worldwide standard for the organic textile industry.
It is made up of many countries creating a unified requirement for the organic textile industry representing a Global standard because the textile industry is one of the worst environmentally hazardous agricultural and manufacturing products made, containing very high amounts of pesticides, toxic fertilizers and dangerous processing chemicals.
OTA ( Organic Trade Association of the USA ) is part of the GOTS family.
GOTS not only guarantees safe ecological, environmental organic practices from seed to manufactured textile, it also guarantees the social rights and fair trade practices of all the employees in that chain eliminating child labor, toxic fertilizers & pesticides..no GMO.


We have taken this pact of honoring the hands whom have worked in gratitude and intention in the creation of our organic cotton cloth. We further this journey of love and gratitude with our devotion in delivering you a hug in the form of the items we create.

As we walk this path, more and more we know we are moving in the right direction. We were the first to bring you an organic bengkung bind and the first to bring plant dyed binds Working now solely with organic cotton fills our hearts with a humble gratitude. We are forever grateful for your support and making this possible.

PAYING IT FORWARD
A percentage of every purchase is donated to help support international charities for traditional midwifery, birthing women, their babies, and the birth workers whom support them in their birthing journey.
The World Health Organization reports that only 46% of women in low-income countries benefit from skilled care during childbirth. This means that millions of births are not assisted by a midwife, a doctor or a trained nurse. We want to change that.


Since 2015 we have supported women and their families with being innovators and creators of new original techniques, concepts and designs. We pride ourselves on being a small mother-daughter business, focused on green/responsible sourcing, honesty, and love. Not only do we work very hard to provide the very best quality to you, but we also feel it very important to also bring you knowledge, information and help to support you at this time.

My mother is Katherine: LHE ( licensed holistic esthetician.)
She holds certifications in
Ayurvedic & Eastern health and beauty protocols,
numerous reflexology methods and chroma-light therapies.
She is an accomplished textile artisan, seamstress
and has enjoyed working with botanicals for 45 years now. She refers to them as her friends. I understand that now.
I am Carolyn, her daughter: CPD (certified postpartum doula) CA (certified aromatherapist) RCYT (registered child yoga instructor) and Bengkung trainer. My eldest son Reece has begun joining us with his desire to dye and create binds. We love living a life of color, having created close to 100 hand mixed color combinations over the years!

Please reach out and get to know us. We would love to get to know you.
❓HAVE A QUESTION❓
I answer all questions with concise video response and demonstration via Youtube and Facebook live stream chats.
Please reach out with your question so I may assist you.

SACRED PROPER/EFFECTIVE BENGKUNG BINDING TUTORIALS CAN BE FOUND
on our Youtube Bengkung playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uGWU0iQUjw&list=PLYPVU7mOsJmX0tVtRaGERpwyYpQyZRlK9


JOIN US
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I believe in holding sacred safe spaces both in person with the families I support and virtually for the women whom come together in sisterhood.
Let’s connect.

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OUR LOVE FOR WHAT WE DO
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Our unique Ice dyed collection (Katherine):

WABI SABI NATURE OF ICE DYING
Ice dying is a relatively new form of dying.
After preparing the fabric, it is covered with ice.
The dye pigment is in its powered form and is dispersed over the ice.
As the ice melts, the dye fractionates into its individual particles of colors illuminating the elements of the formula. Example being a grey dye will fractionate into a multitude of colors to create the grey.
The Wabi Sabi nature of this method will often reveal the little secrets of the dye formula showing how the creator of the formula used just a dash of a rogue color to enhance or perfect the dye hue. It is common to see the rogue colors and they are a intrinsic special element of Ice Dying.

The air temperature, the size of the ice, how it is laid out, covered, all has to be calculated out for that season of dying and often even for a particular day since we dye all fabric outdoors.
Even particular pigments vary in how they respond to the ice and outdoor temperatures. Some pigments need to be applied very sparse while others need a double application. Some need the ice removed after a very short time while others are left to fully melt.
It is not like direct dying which can be done in a very short time in a very small space just about anywhere. I have designed and created 7 foot screens for dying 17 yards of fabric.
This whole process is a unique creation of mine. Ice Dyed fabric has a very special beautiful look which cannot be accomplish or replicated by direct dying. For me, the colors in ice dying always appear joyous.

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Direct dyed collection (Carolyn&Reece):
We hand grind and mix our cold water procion dye sourced from Dharma Trading into a liquid form using our harvested water .

An assortment of chosen colors are then applied to the fabric and set to batch. 🕰
Our dye formulas, the order of how the colors are applied and the ratios are all calculated and recorded.
We use rain 💦 from our catchment system for even the quality of water effects the colors. This also assures no chemicals have been added to the water👍
Procion dyes are the safest dyes for sensitive skin and are low inpact non toxic dyes. They are being recognized by GOTS and commonly used on organic textiles because of their safety and low impact on the environment and natural resources.

INSPIRATION
Our surroundings of the southwest inspire us daily but when you get down to truly how we select our color combinations, it is an organic creative experience. ⛰ 🌵 🌸
Having lived in numerous lands, each holding its unique complexity of beauty, there is no end of inspirational colors that live within us.
Over the years we have created close to 100 color combinations and having done so we know that all color combinations are found in nature ...mother nature is the true original creator of all color combinations, the rest of us are merely echoing back to her.

SIDE NOTE^^^(I am seeing fiber reactive chemical dyes now being labeled as NATURAL & VEGAN because technically they do not contain animal by-products but we personally feel this is extremely misleading leaving the customers to think they are plant sourced dyes.)

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Solid Immersion Bath collection (Katherine):
Our monochromatic colors are usually tweeked colors. It is something I have always done. I have a color in mind and figure it out. It is always has my personal touch. My softer lighter colors are usually the second bath of my dye for I am always figuring out ways to be more resourceful.
No matter what technique we use, we keep it real, keep it us and keep it fun.
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We look forward to meeting you!
We are grateful and honored to have your business.
Thank you for stopping in to our little family cottage industry. ~C&K