A Beautiful Goodbye

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Simple Shroud

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Custom Painted Shroud

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Hand-Dyed Indigo Shroud

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Heirloom Shroud- Your Fabric

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Custom Shrouds

We are happy to discuss custom shrouds with you. This includes creating a shroud out of fabric you provide such as an heirloom quilt or tablecloth. If you dream it up, we can create it. We can also create custom fabrics to represent you. Contact us directly to discuss a custom shroud.

About Our Design

Our shrouds are gentle enough to lay a person in honor, and strong enough to carry them to final disposition. Use in lieu of a coffin or inside a coffin. We offer simple, unadorned cotton shrouds in two fabrics: natural undyed organic cotton muslin and white upcycled mill-end cotton. We also offer small batch, hand-dyed fabrics and hand-painted shroud pockets as available, and can create custom heirloom shrouds using your unique fabric such as family quilts. All materials are sturdy, biodegradable and compatible with green burial.

All Shrouds include:

Chest pocket for mementos and flowers

Eight pallbearer handles

Three attached tie closures

One loose head and foot tie

One chiffon jaw tie

Backboard pocket

Pleated toe pocket

Instructions for two fold pattern options

Sizing:

We have two size ranges that are customizable to any body height within the range. Our size ranges refer to the height of the person being shrouded. If you need a shroud that is outside of our size ranges, please contact us directly.

S/M: 4' 10" - 5' 10"

L/XL: 5' 10" - 6' 5"

Simply elegant.

  • Simple natural organic cotton.

  • Tied with love.

  • Chest pocket adorned.

  • Handles on display.

  • Handles in use.

  • Adorning the body.

  • The body laid in honor.

  • Holy tree custom shroud.

  • Check below for frequently asked questions. If you have an additional question, please contact us directly.

  • A shroud is a piece of cloth used to swaddle the body after Death. Shrouds can be a simple bedsheet, or an elegantly designed garment with pockets, ties, and handles. Our shrouds are made with natural materials like cotton and silk.

  • Shrouding a loved one after Death is a beautiful, intimate experience. Shrouds communicate our care and create a container for all of the love and grief we feel for that person. Shrouds bring gentleness, softness and beauty to the final moments we spend with our loved one.

  • Wrap the body in the shroud after Death. Shrouds are a gorgeous way to lay a person in honor for vigil with the face covered or uncovered. Then, tie the shroud closed and use it to carry the body to final disposition, be it burial, cremation, or aquamation.

  • Yes we do! We provide a range of custom options from hand painted shrouds, to naturally dyed, to heirloom shrouds created with your family quilt. Contact us directly to discuss a custom shroud.

Our Shrouds

  • The procession of Mary Alice Knight at All Souls Natural Burial Grounds, Greensboro NC.

  • She rests above her grave in the company of winter flowers.

  • With all their love, they lower her.

  • She rests on a bed of evergreens.

  • The final embrace of Mary Alice Knight.

  • Simple natural organic cotton.

  • Tied with love.

  • Chest pocket adorned.

  • Handles on display.

  • Handles in use.

  • Pallbearers carrying the beloved.

  • Ceremony before green burial.

  • Pallbearers lifting the body.

  • Adorning the body.

  • The body laid in honor.

  • Heirloom shroud with Grandma's quilt.

  • Quilt shroud laid in honor.

  • Custom Burmese silk shroud for a traveler.

  • A dog person's custom shroud.

  • Holy tree custom shroud.

  • Painted body drape with silk pocket.

  • North, South, Here, Everywhere.

  • Indigo-dyed sik tie.

  • Hand-dyed Indigo shroud.

  • Indigo shroud in full view.

  • Heirloom shroud for Kathleen.

  • A Grandmother's love.

  • Kathleen's quilt shroud in full view.