Fresh Indigo
Posted by laura bellel on August 22, 2017 | 3 Comments
Basket of Japanese indigo leaves
One of the nicest things about growing indigo is dyeing with the fresh leaves. It's a quick summertime treat. The colors are different from vatted indigo. The shades are greener, like robin eggs, turquoise, or mossy water.
Strained dye
Dyebath, rinse water, and leftover leaves
Little particles of indigo leaves in the rinse water
Silk embroidery threads
Organza silk before the final rinse
After washing and rinsing
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Comments
Tina
Be still my heart! These are wonderful colors. What a treat indeed
laura bellel
Thank you dear Tina...:)
These colors are precious to me - more so since they're only available a couple times each summer.
linda collingsworthAnonymous
These colors are beautiful! I would love to see you write a blog tutorial on growing this and using it in the dye bath.
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