Friday 23 June 2017

More dyeing

Woad seeds ripe for harvesting

Various clothing items
The really hot weather which has thankfully broken has ripened the woad seeds beautifully. I bought one plant two years ago, I reckon I am going to have a few more to plant next time around. As they are biennial I will plant half the seeds now and half next year.

I have been doing a fair bit of eco printing and dyeing recently of clothing from charity shops for the 'Worn' part of our exhibition. Here are some curing before being washed.

7 comments:

  1. that pile of fabric makes me SWOON...oh, the colors and how cloth
    arranges its Self......

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    1. Me to, hope I still have the same colour once they are washed.

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  2. I love the silvery blue of the woad!

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    1. The seeds are almost black and shine beautifully in the sun.

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  3. Lovely blue from woad which I haven't seen in Hong Kong. You grown well the plants.

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    1. I dyed with the leaves last year but haven't tried making a vat with them.

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  4. What a luscious bundle. Thank you for your comment.

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