tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post6157350579078126541..comments2024-02-26T18:40:35.032+10:30Comments on prophet of bloom: indigo bluesindia flinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-36886968810441354292011-05-29T05:58:52.464+09:302011-05-29T05:58:52.464+09:30I love indigo dyeing and have just tried it for th...I love indigo dyeing and have just tried it for the first time..love iot. Love your images of your trip to Berlin and glad you had a great time.x lyndalynda Howellshttp://tryingtocreatearteveryday.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-79726789393232329182011-05-22T22:14:35.746+09:302011-05-22T22:14:35.746+09:30if you r interested i have indigofera growing in m...if you r interested i have indigofera growing in my garden.... seed pods about to burst....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-30277333220410172022011-05-22T20:42:54.332+09:302011-05-22T20:42:54.332+09:30Thank you India, i missed Nancy's comment (duh...Thank you India, i missed Nancy's comment (duh). It will probably be one of those things i will save for when the children have grown... I will most probably stick to what's in my backyard seeings it's done me so right thus far.. I have a friend with some woad down the coast, could be a good excuse to visit when the time is right. <br /><br />Like i said just something bout blue that makes you dream...Jemimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024391508569471393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-25545778614859733272011-05-22T11:58:23.830+09:302011-05-22T11:58:23.830+09:30All I can see are blue hands........lovely blue ha...All I can see are blue hands........lovely blue hands.....oxMarianne Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08176512013747283346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-72381706306397990742011-05-22T10:15:11.676+09:302011-05-22T10:15:11.676+09:30in answer to Jemima
Nancy [see comments] sells in...in answer to Jemima<br /><br />Nancy [see comments] sells indigo, as do Maiwa, Earthues and countless others<br /><br />indigo from El Salvador is a lovely cool blue, that from India is rather warmer in hue<br /><br />and Maiwa are offering workshops with Michel Garcia in Octoberindia flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-30939502131842227602011-05-22T09:26:21.539+09:302011-05-22T09:26:21.539+09:30he uses various combinations of all sorts of stuff...he uses various combinations of all sorts of stuff including fruit juice, henna and crushed oyster shells<br /><br />i applied the principles but chose to<br />play with a bit of ash and honey. smells sweet and earthy. <br /><br /> either way so much nicer than the vile reeking urine vat [that took weeks eeuughh]<br />but now that i know how it's done, i shall be content to stick with my beloved eucalypts and whatever other windfalls bestrew my path<br /><br />until<br />i manage to stay at home long enough to harvest an indigo or woad crop of my own<br />because<br />even though Maiwa are a fair trade company and their indigo powder is of excellent quality, importing dyestuff isn't really compatible with my personal dye philosophy<br />and<br />as the Bard said<br />"unto thine own self be true"india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-1408354162738744172011-05-22T09:20:37.797+09:302011-05-22T09:20:37.797+09:30Oh blue so exquisite, just something about blues.....Oh blue so exquisite, just something about blues...that is so great you found a way to do it safely and fairly. I have always wanted to have a play with indigo but have been a bit too scared. I feel thus inspired. Where can i buy that special powder?Jemimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024391508569471393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-80198611044354426952011-05-22T08:10:20.528+09:302011-05-22T08:10:20.528+09:30i have some of this. i am excited to try.i have some of this. i am excited to try.judehttp://spiritcloth.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-9517098193220056382011-05-22T07:56:01.091+09:302011-05-22T07:56:01.091+09:30so glad you were able to catch up with him and his...so glad you were able to catch up with him and his technique - looking forward to seeing more xxjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253742012066003607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-278238074707043052011-05-22T04:26:35.934+09:302011-05-22T04:26:35.934+09:30your blue is lovely! the formula Michel uses is so...your blue is lovely! the formula Michel uses is so clever, simple and completely organic. just a wee fyi I too sell a beautiful, non-toxic indigo tinctoria. :>]Long Ridge Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11538178979488308047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-85330829057694491052011-05-22T00:32:07.198+09:302011-05-22T00:32:07.198+09:30this is good news: is it sustainable and non toxic...this is good news: is it sustainable and non toxic indigo?Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.com