We are actually having a summer it seems.
The weather was kind again this weekend. The sun shone down on us all, while we folded, tied, clamped, wrapped and stitched fabrics for the indigo vat.
Dan played music, made focaccia and kept us supplied with lemon verbena, tea, coffee and cool home made elderflower. Loved the Richard Hawley and Ry Coode and Taj Mahal
Fresh stock solution to sharpen last weekends vat. I find better results when the vat is kept just on the tipping point and a dark green rather than clear yellow green colour which doesn’t seem to build such a deep colour.
Here are some of the pieces of blue that were made by the group.
Inspired, I got down to some blues of my own working over the top of some less than successful samples
You never tire of the blue alchemy.
Even my spattered toenails got the blue treatment thanks to my friend Billy
Next I will be dyeing with fresh Japanese indigo leaves
Alex's Natural Dye Pot 