tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post2001711068311694846..comments2024-01-18T21:16:15.516+03:00Comments on Riihivilla, Dyeing with natural dyes: Summer, japanese indigo and woad Kesä, väritatarta ja morsinkoaLeenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-74810652691228314992015-08-13T11:36:16.136+03:002015-08-13T11:36:16.136+03:00beautiful blue! i heard somewhere that woad was a...beautiful blue! i heard somewhere that woad was an invasive plant.neki desuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02780249422205001288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-7756966428105718682015-08-08T20:58:18.079+03:002015-08-08T20:58:18.079+03:00Thank Louisa. Our weather this summer has been so ...Thank Louisa. Our weather this summer has been so cloudy and cool so far, it will be interesting to see how much there is blue in them. A week ago I dried one leaf to see the color it would become, but it wasn't very blue yet. I'm happy for you that you got a lot of blue from your japanese indigo, it is such a good dye plant.Leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-24739548277792854302015-08-08T20:53:05.746+03:002015-08-08T20:53:05.746+03:00Thank you:)Thank you:)Leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-45263944728409527632015-08-08T20:52:52.003+03:002015-08-08T20:52:52.003+03:00Kiitos Saila. Juu, monet jolla on pieni puutarha k...Kiitos Saila. Juu, monet jolla on pieni puutarha kasvattavat värikasveja ihan perennojen seassa, mutta lähinnä kukkia, tiikerikaunosilmiä, daalioita tms. Morsinko ei ole kovin nätti kasvi silloin kun ei kuki:)Leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-62419246239095967522015-08-08T18:44:00.730+03:002015-08-08T18:44:00.730+03:00Your Japanese indigo plants sure look better than ...Your Japanese indigo plants sure look better than mine! It's been very hot and dry plus they barely survived a hailstorm when they were little. However, even though I only got one dyebath from about 2 dozen plants there was definitely a lot of blue in it so you're correct about the heat of the sun bringing out the precursors. My indigo is also beginning to flower which is about a month earlier than usual! Weird weather.<br /><br />I also like your tip about keeping the flower stock cut in second-year woad so that you can use the leaves. I'll have to try that. This year I only let one woad plant survive to get some new seeds but next year may plant them again. Such a pretty blue!Louisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685532773952211627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-83464648124603686522015-08-08T16:01:18.648+03:002015-08-08T16:01:18.648+03:00A beautiful soft blue!
A beautiful soft blue!<br />:Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206373992572034687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-9428800874077615842015-08-08T15:02:15.119+03:002015-08-08T15:02:15.119+03:00Tuo morsingon sini on sitten kaunis. Kiinnostavaa ...Tuo morsingon sini on sitten kaunis. Kiinnostavaa tietää tuosta lehtien kasvattamisesta. Mulla on edelleen värjäyskasvipenkki vain haaveissa, tosin voihan niitä kasvattaa kukkapenkeissäkin, etenkin, jos ei tarvitse kaivaa niitä juurineen.Sailahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06424130517694807680noreply@blogger.com