This is unexpected at the least. We recently were going through some boxes in our warehouse and found a bolt of our Heiva Hibiscus fabric. Well, we couldn't just let it sit there and collect dust. After all, it is one of our most popular fabrics. So we have made it available in our pareo and mini pareo cuts. But don't wait too long, we have a very limited amount of this color - Maohi Violet & Turquoise - and once its gone it won't be back.
The Mahana pareo is the only one that is hand dyed. It's varying colors and motifs are the result of a photo sensitive dye process that fixes the colors into the fabric depending on how much heat and light it receives. Sea salt that is thrown on the fabric absorbs colors and creates texture to the design.
The Heiva Hibiscus pareo is based on classic Tahitian motifs. Many prints in the past were printed on a polyester and cotton blend. We've decided to stay away from the polyester.
The Tehani pareo is all our own. It's one of the most "Tahitian" that we're proud of. Tehani is based on the Tahitian tiare, Hawaiian lauae and Marquesan tattoo inspirations. The fabric is just the right weight (we think it is) and has a nice balance of weight and durability.
Our last pareo is made of rayon. We've had request after request for rayon and we intend on making a new design in the future on rayon or one of the above in a rayon version. The Tiare pareo is a handmade work of art. Each is screened by hand. The only fabric more softer is silk.
Our Heiva Hibiscus Pareo print is a classic. With bold colors, traditional textures and classic motifs, it was only a matter of time before the fabric found its way into fashion designers hands. Prairie Roses, a cute baby and toddler boutique, has introduced their new line of fun and fashionable summer wear - Aloha Kau. The island collection features mix and match tops and bottoms to fit any summer time occassion. Select from custom made peasant tops and skirts. And because each piece in the collection is made from our 100% cotton, washing is as easy and throwing it in the weekly wash. The more you wash it, the softer it gets. 
After months of design work and production, our Tehani design is finally here. Putting together a Tahitian Pareo has paid off. We've got a great design and I think our customers, old and new, will love it. We're offering it in our classic pareo, mini pareo, pareo set, and fabric by-the-yard. It's a soft fabric - 100% cotton broadcloth. This is a change from our Heiva Hibiscus fabric. It's lighter and drapes more freely. The weight is lighter and softer. It has a feel between the high end rayon and our heavy duty cotton sheeting. 
The timing is perfect. With summer rapidly approaching, it's easy to see that this pareo will fit in perfectly with your beach activities, casual get togethers and those lazy days in the house, yard and wherever comfort is a priority.
It's been a long time coming but we are well under way on our newest pareo. Our Heiva Hibiscus Pareo is so popular and timeless that we just had to see if we could add to it or better yet, complement it. Almost 4 years ago we took the Heiva Hibiscus Pareo and brought it to the public. It was in a single shop and has (and still is) been used as a uniform for the Polynesian Cultural Center. Now, new colors have been introduced and old standards have been brought back and revitalized. The success and your urging has brought us to this current development.
I've been drawing and making notes, tearing out pages in magazines and taking photos of designs and inspirations for this new pareo. We, at Black Pearl Designs, are tentatively calling it the Tehani Tiare Pareo, but we might shorten that to just Tehani Pareo. We'd love input on this. Feel free to let us know your feelings on it. Tehani translates to - the sweet-smelling caress of flowers. And obviously we are featuring the tiare flower in this design.
One other element that will be different from the Heiva Hibiscus Pareo is the fabric. The Heiva Hibiscus Pareo is printed on 100% cotton sheeting. The cotton sheeting is a high-quality, heavy cotton and even heavier on some colors because of the amount of ink that is used to color. For instance, the tropic blue is much heavier than the hibiscus white as the white background is already there to start with. The Heiva Hibiscus Pareo is printed using 5 colors. The new Tehani Pareo is also using 5 colors as well. It will be printed on 100% cotton broadcloth with a 40/40 thread count (133 x 72). The broadcloth is softer, gives a little and drapes better. It's not as heavy duty as the cotton sheeting but for making pareos, it works wonders. It retains color nicely and has a subtle sheen that we think will complement the design nicely.
The Heiva Hibiscus Pareo is considered by the industry to be of high quality due to the weight of the fabric. Fabric quality is judged by weight of fabric and/or thread count. The same as what you see in the store for sheets, the more expensive sheets have a higher thread count. All fabrics have selvage edges on the top and bottom that run the entire length of the bolt. One bolt is 1,000 yards. The selvage edges are the tiny holes you see from the manufacturing process. The looser weaved fabrics, lower thread count, would still have the same selvage but it would be less obvious due to the looser weave. Although the tiny holes are less obvious in a looser woven fabric, the fabric is less in "quality". Quality is a subjective term because the light weight fabric may be what you are looking for and the "quality" you want. Selvage edges naturally do not unravel and therefore need no further work. It is important to keep this particular garment with the lightest kind of edges as heavy edges would impair the ability to drape it or tie it easily for the best effect. The two side edges are cut and would unravel. The smallest kind of finished edging to do on a garment that prevents unraveling is a pearl serged edge which is what is on this garment. We have several pareos that we use and wash with this kind edging and have no problem with unraveling.