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Making indigo... with frost hovering closer by the day... I choose to aerate my my indigo by hand, because: I love the contact. It asks me to be present for 20 minutes per tub, noticing the cool evening air; listening to the creek, crickets, neighbors driving by; looking closely at plant friends: goldenrod, high bush cranberry, poke berry, dancing gourd, just-turning maple tree; smelling the indigo juice with a dash of lime, dirt, goldenrod (again); witnessing pigment being born as I move my body, breathe, and exert a little effort. #makingindigo #persicariatinctoria #naturaldye #witchesbrew #lastharvest
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Explorations of local color from the bark of invasive European buckthorn. The third skein in the top row uses a native club moss as a mordant. I did these as part of a conversation my masterclass group is having on the balance of foraging, cultivating and using manufactured/chemical materials in a natural dyeing practice. So much gratitude for the curious minds, open hearts and exuberant creativity of this group š± . #localcolor #foragedcolor #naturaldyes #ethicalforaging #invasivespecies #plantmordant
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The 2020 indigo crop has slowly found itself into a finished piece. (These are the gradient yarns from the previous post.) 10.5ā wide x 57ā long, plus tassel. DM for purchase inquiries for now. . #indigo #vermontgrown #handdyed #handwoven #scarf #seedtogarment #fromtheland
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My head/heart/body is everywhere between the indigo vat and the late summer fields and woods... trying to remember to harvest the garden and put some in the freezer too! #seasonalcolors #fromtheland #abundance #indigo
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2020 blues . #persicariatinctoria #indigo #freshvat #blues
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Gosh Iām so happy with my new indigo processing setup!! A little efficiency, and the help of gravity, means I can enjoy each step so much more because there is no rushing. I was working late this evening and lost the last sunlight as I was paddling the indican extract to form the indigo pigment. My neighborhood screechy baby owls hung around and watched as I finished. #persicariatinctoria #homegrownindigo #smallscaleproduction #fromtheland
