Wildpetal
for a feral friday
₹799
a low bun, rust jumper
a braid, then a pony
curls, pinned high
a top bun, a thinking face
all ruffle, from the side
the whole ring, flat
lace all the way round
wrist, in the afternoon sunThe Little Check Series · Vol. 01 · Gingham
Rainfern
The Gingham Scrunchie — a teal-green polyester check, edged all the way round in cream cotton lace.
The check you half-remember from a school uniform or a winter picnic blanket, grown up and given a lace edge. It holds a thick bun without pulling. for bad hair meetings
₹499₹1,299MRP inclusive of all taxes
Polyester check, cotton lace — teal-green gingham, edged all the way round. About the cloth
18–25 minutes. One pair of hands, start to finish.
A new elastic, for life. When it tires, we fit another.
One size, about 12 cm across — one loop or two.
Final sale · Hygiene · No returns Worn first by you. Why
No piece is ever tried on, sent back and sent out again, so the one that reaches you has never been in anyone else's hair. That's why we can't take returns. If yours arrives damaged, write to us within 48 hours with a short video of the damage (preferred) or a few clear photos, and a new one is on its way. The small print
A new elastic, for life.
Elastic is the first thing to give up in a scrunchie. When Rainfern's does, send it back to the forest: we fit a fresh one by hand and post it home to you, for as long as the piece exists. How it works
Free shipping across India over ₹499 · travels in a paper pouch
Rainfern is a teal-green polyester check, gathered onto a wide, soft elastic and edged all the way round in cream cotton lace. Soft enough for every day, with just enough frill to feel like an occasion.
- A wide, soft elastic: generous on thick hair, gentle on fine
- Cream cotton lace along the whole edge
- Made by one artisan, start to finish, in small batches
- Fabric
- Teal-green polyester check (gingham)
- Trim
- Cream cotton lace
- Elastic
- Wide and soft
- Size
- About 12 cm across laid flat, stretches to about 18 cm
- Made by
- One artisan, start to finish
- Making time
- About 18 to 25 minutes
- Origin
- Made by hand in rural India
Free shipping across India on orders over ₹499. Once it leaves us: about 2 working days to the big metros, 4 working days to most other cities, and 6 working days everywhere else in India. You can check your own pincode above.
Each piece travels in a paper Moosi pouch. Keep it, gift it, or let the pouch adopt it.
Treat it like something someone made by hand, because someone did.
- Hand wash in cool water with a mild soap. No soaking, no wringing.
- Press the water out in a towel and reshape it while it is damp.
- Dry it flat, in the shade. No bleach, no tumble dryer.
- Iron only if you must, on low, and never straight onto the lace.
Final sale, for hygiene. No piece is ever tried on, sent back and sent out again, so the one that reaches you has never been in anyone else's hair. That's why we can't take returns or exchanges, worn or unworn. Please pick mindfully.
If yours arrives damaged, defective or isn't what you ordered, write to us at moosi.care@gmail.com within 48 hours of delivery, with a short video of the damage (preferred) or a few clear photos, and we'll put it right. The refund policy has the details.
Where ₹499 goes
What goes into one Rainfern.
Written down plainly, so the price makes as much sense to you as it does to us. Beside it, for honesty's sake: what a cheap scrunchie usually is.
Rainfern
composition & keeping · one piece
- Teal-green polyester check — soft, easy to wash, the gingham you half-remember
- Cream cotton lace, stitched along the whole edge
- Made by hand, 18–25 minutes, one pair of hands
- Wide, soft elastic — replaced free, for life
- Worn first by you — never tried on, never sent back out
- Paper pouch, sent gently
One Rainfern₹499
A cheap scrunchie
the usual kind
- Polyester, usually — plastic, refined from oil
- Made on a line, by the hundred, in minutes
- Elastic — until it snaps
- Nobody's morning in it
One scrunchie₹99
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The cloth
A familiar check. Edged in something softer.
It starts with a teal-green check, the kind you half-remember from a school uniform or a winter picnic blanket. Look closely and paler lines run through the green, small and even, like rain on a window.
Then it's edged all the way round in cream cotton lace, so the most ordinary pattern in the cupboard turns up dressed for something. Soft, easy to wash, and happy to be worn every single day.
~ borrowed memory, made new.
How it's made
One check. One person. No shortcuts.
18–25minutes, one pair of hands
There is no line. One artisan cuts the teal check, gathers it round the elastic and runs the lace all the way round the edge, then sets it down finished — somewhere between eighteen and twenty-five minutes later. Which is why the lace never lands in quite the same place twice, and why we make them in small batches, on purpose.
01
The cloth
Teal-green polyester check, cut to one length — enough for one Rainfern, nothing more.
02
The gather
The check is gathered evenly round a wide, soft elastic.
03
The lace
Cream cotton lace, stitched along the edge the whole way round.
04
The close
The ring is closed and the gathers eased out, so it sits full all the way round.
05
The pouch
Checked, folded into a paper pouch. Then it travels to you, gently.
Every hair type welcome
Made for your hair. All of them.
No. 01
Thick & heavy
Two loops and it holds. The wide elastic spreads the grip, so it never has to bite.
No. 02
Fine & slippery
Loop it once more than you think. The gathered check grips where satin slides, so nothing has to be pulled tight.
No. 03
Curly & coily
No metal, no snag. It gathers curls without flattening the pattern out of them.
No. 04
Short & growing out
A half-up knot, a baby ponytail, or a wrist day. All of these count.
No rules in the forest
Hair today. Wrist tomorrow. Bag handle on Friday.
Loop it in a low pony, tie it high over your curls, or spiral it twice round your wrist as the loudest-softest thing you own. There are no rules in the forest.
The making circle
Made by rural women artisans. Creatures, like you.
Every Rainfern is one person's twenty-odd minutes. The circle sets its own hours, and each of them makes a piece from first cut to last stitch — no production line, no half-finished ring handed along. When you take one home, you're carrying a little piece of someone's morning.
The making circle —Rural women artisans · stitching together since 2024
The measure
Every centimetre, written down.
We can't let you try it on, so here is the next best thing: the whole of Rainfern in numbers, laid flat and stretched.
01
Laid flat
About 12 cm across, gathered full and edged in lace the whole way round.
02
Stretched
About 18 cm at a gentle pull. One loop for a thick bun, two or three for a fine ponytail.
03
One size, honestly
Rainfern comes in one size. The loops are the adjustment, and a better one than a size chart.
~ if it holds your Monday bun, it's the right size.
laid flat, about 12 cm across ~
Other Creatures
What other Creatures are saying.
Word for word, from Creatures who bought Rainfern. We don't edit them.
5 out of 5, from 3 ratings
The packaging in itself is something to hold on to, and the scrunchie is soft, extendable and fits perfectly for different hair types.
Will definitely buy more of these!
So pretty and good packaging. I love it .
Beautiful scrunchie designed by Moosi. Loved it
- Over 45 orders have gone out from the forest since August.
- Damaged on the way? Write within 48 hours with a short video (preferred) or photos, and a fresh one comes.
- Elastic tired? A new one, free, for as long as the piece exists.
- A person answers. +91 22 6964 7032 · moosi.care@gmail.com
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The rest of the forest
Other small things, also handmade.
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Out in the world
Rainfern, found.
Asked in the forest
The things people actually ask.
Short answers, true ones. If yours isn't here, write to us.
What's it made of?
A teal-green polyester check, edged all the way round in cream cotton lace, on a wide, soft elastic.
Who makes Rainfern?
Rural women artisans make every Rainfern by hand, one at a time and start to finish, in about 18 to 25 minutes. That's why there are never many of them at once.
How big is it?
About 12 cm across laid flat, stretching to about 18 cm. One size: loop it once for a thick bun, twice or three times for a fine ponytail.
Will it pull or dent my hair?
It shouldn't. The core is a wide, soft elastic, generous enough for a thick bun and gentle enough for a fine ponytail. No pull, no kink.
Can I wear it on my wrist?
Yes. Spiral it twice around your wrist when your hair comes down, or loop it on a bag handle. There are no rules in the forest.
How do I wash it?
Hand wash in cool water with a mild soap. Press the water out in a towel, reshape it while it's damp and dry it flat, out of direct sun. No bleach, no tumble dryer, and never an iron straight onto the lace.
Will mine look exactly like the photos?
Very close, not identical. Each one is made by hand, so the lace never falls in quite the same place twice. We keep the photos as honest as we can.
Why can't I return it?
It's a final sale, for hygiene. No piece is ever tried on, sent back and sent out again, so the one that reaches you has never been in anyone else's hair. If yours arrives damaged, write to us at moosi.care@gmail.com within 48 hours of delivery, with a short video of the damage (preferred) or a few clear photos, and we'll send a fresh one.
What if the elastic wears out?
Send it back and we fit a new elastic, free, for as long as the piece exists. The way to us is yours, the way home is on us, and it takes about a week once it reaches us. How the elastic promise works.
How long will it take to reach me?
Once it leaves us: about 2 working days to the big metros, 4 to most other cities and 6 everywhere else in India. You can check your own pincode on this page. Shipping is free across India on orders over ₹499, and it travels in a paper Moosi pouch.
Do you ship outside India?
Yes. We ship to 28 countries, including the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, the UAE, Singapore, Japan and much of Europe. Delivery is tracked and takes 4–5 working days.
It's free on orders over $50 in the US, £45 in the UK, €50 in Europe and US$50 everywhere else; below that, it's $20, £16, €18 or US$20. Prices show in your currency, and checkout charges the same amount in Indian rupees (your bank converts it). If your country charges import duty, it's collected on delivery, not by us.
Are the reviews on this page real?
Yes. Every review here comes from someone who bought this piece, and we copy them word for word. To write one on this site you sign in with the email you ordered with, and we read each one before it goes up. We don't hide the lukewarm ones.