September 2024

 


 The Japanese indigo is flowering.


 


 I've been experimenting with the Japanese indigo in a few ways. I love the beautiful teals of an ice water blender bath, but a few days ago, decided to extract some pigment for later use, before the indigo content of the leaves decreases too much.


 

The temperature has been around 90. This is after 1 day.


 


After 2 days, here is the beautiful metallic sheen!


 


 


After beating and adding some lime.

Now to wait for the indigo the settle down to the bottom...

October 30 2022

 


 


 


 






 


 


 


August

 


Summer is ripening


 


 Phlox has a sweet, somehow sad fragrance


 


To commemorate the end of July, I made a small harvest of Japanese Indigo leaves yesterday. . I dyed some silk organza.


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