Fields of Marigold Silk Shorts

Liz Mortensen is a Natural Dye Textile Artist who was born and raised in the Suburbs of Detroit, MI. From a young age, she was interested in textile art and was gifted her first sewing machine at 10 years old. It wasn’t until she was in college that she discovered natural dyes and her love for dyeing textiles. From then on she has taken years to study natural dyes and minerals to learn the science behind natural color. Today, she creates one-of-a-kind naturally-dyed garments in her Chicago Dye Studio. Her brand Laila Textiles was born in 2018 as an outlet to promote the movement of slow fashion and to educate others on natural dye.