I've heard of using woad for this! It's one of the things I want to try, maybe to use in a mural with lime plaster. Lenita ... From: Robin and Chris...
I extracted my first batch last weekend. I haven't strained out any of the precipitate yet. The liquid is awfully dark! Hope I didn't overdo it with the...
Hi all. How is everybody's hibernation going? :) Marie from North Carolina has joined us. Hello, Marie - I used to live in Charlotte but I'm now in England. ...
Oh, my, Michele I hope you weren't hurt. Hello, to Marie. Welcome to the woad list. Our woad is under 5 ft. of snow. It stays evergreen under the snow but it...
Hi, everyone I was rereading Jill Goodwin's book, A Dyer's Manual this weekend. She mentions getting pale lavenders from woad leaves in the Spring before the ...
Hi I have got a blue form woad leaves before they flower in the second year using the usual method but Iwould not describe it as lavender-just a weak blue....
Hi, woadies Is it still winter in your area? I was thinking UK must be getting some thawed ground and it might almost be time to start planting your woad...
... The ground isn't frozen, but wintery weather is making a temporary return at the moment, just as I was starting to get excited at the prospect of woad...
Hi, Kevin Regression analysis takes the data -- both independent variables such as genetic strain or growing conditions (no lime, row cover etc.) and dependent...
Hi, Friends Sarah has updated her website on woad, http://woad.ca <http://woad.ca/> adding her new research from this year’s science fair project, as well as...
Hi, woadies Sarah's regional science fair was yesterday and she won Gold in her division (grade 8 to 10 experiment) and will be representing our region in May...
Hi, All My daughter, Sarah is in Winnipeg at the Canada Wide Science Fair, with the third phase of her science fair project on natural woad indigo dye. I just...
Hi I have been dyeing with woad pigment for years now, and I found that for me the best combination is 8g soda ash, 10 g bought woad pigment, 10 to 12 g...
Hi Teresinha-I don't quite understand what you are doing. How do you make up your vat? Helen www.fieryfelts.co.uk http://growingcolour.blogspot.com/ ... From:...
Hi, Teresinha Did you make up a jar of “stock solution” before adding the indigo to your large vat pot? Here’s what I do when working with natural...
Hi Helen and Chris I more or less follow the process Chris has so well described. The vat worked well for both woad and indigo. What surprised me was that...
Hi, Teresinha Is the woad powder naturally alkaline? Or more alkaline than the tropical indigo? What is the pH of your vat for both? Is it different? I just...
Hi I am writing an article on the history of woad, and I am searching for a more precise date for the following. The first archaeological finds of woad seeds...
Hi Teresinha, You're going to need to track down the site report for that site/excavation. I'll try to do a bit of rummaging to find out who excavated it...
Hi Teresinha. I love a puzzle - and Sally knows that I woul denjoy this one! The fact about the woad seeds has been repeated around the web a bazillion times...
Hi Michele This is a fantastic reply! I have been looking for this for years, and never thought that the place might be misspelled. We will correct the...
Thank you for that link. It seems this issue highlights the best and worse of the Internet! Desemination of not very accurate information but access to good...
Hi Helen What I meant was that the woad seeds were in other Neolithic sites, but there is not record of woad seed in the Adaouste cave, something which is...
yes I agree absolutely which is why when someone makes a statement in paper,book or internet I like to know the original source. However I do think the...
Hi I found this interesting article by Michele W on dyeing with indigo http://www.handeyemagazine.com/node/58 I have always read that the first dip in an...
Hi Interesting article thanks for sharing it. I have studied with Michelle Wipplinger and used her indigo method but I find her pH is far too high for wool and...
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