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japanese indigo plants SOLD OUT for uk despatch

I AM SORRY IF YOU ARE REACHING THIS POST AFTER 11.45PM UK TIME ON 1ST JUNE, THE PLANTS ARE NOW SOLD OUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST. Persicaria Tinctoria or Japanese Indigo is an Indigo pigment yielding plant that bares pink flowers and grows in climate temperatures, it is very appropriate for UK climate. EveryContinue reading “japanese indigo plants SOLD OUT for uk despatch”

“Botanical Printing on Paper”, my new book will be published this summer, Pre order your signed copy !

CLAIM YOUR SIGNED HARD COPY: A signed hard copy of my new book “Botanical Printing on Paper” published around end July 26. With Each book I will include a beautiful Ecoprint on paper made from my local leaves. 144 pages, over 150 photos, step by steps methods, 3 video recordings demonstring the techniques. The pricesContinue reading ““Botanical Printing on Paper”, my new book will be published this summer, Pre order your signed copy !”

100 indigo dyers needed for “Shades of Blue” exhibition

If you would like to take part please fill up this application form to the best of your ability and send it back to me using my email address bettysbeautifullife@gmail.com. Please use the subject “Shades of Blue”. If your system does not support Word, download the PDF version and print it, take a photo afterContinue reading “100 indigo dyers needed for “Shades of Blue” exhibition”

From seeds to Blue, growing Japanese Indigo in Scotland for dye

My name is Elisabeth Viguie Culshaw I am a natural dyer based in Glasgow and I am in love with the color blue. This is the first post of my Indigo growing season. For the next six months on a regular basis I will be writing about growing and using Japanese Indigo in Scotland. IContinue reading “From seeds to Blue, growing Japanese Indigo in Scotland for dye”

About the Indigo diaries – 2026

New blog Journal in 2026 – The Indigo diaries 2026 comes as a special year for me. After several years of research in growing Japanese Indigo (Persicaria Tinctoria) and Woad (Isatis Tinctoria) at The Indigo plot in Scotland and in Vat making and maintaining I have decided to open some of my experiments and theirContinue reading “About the Indigo diaries – 2026”

SUSTAINABLE NATURAL DYEING IN THAILAND

Sustainable Natural dyeing is such a topical expression of today but I never find that that description follows what I see happening in books and social media. For years I have been travelling to South East Asia to capture true “Sustainable Natural dyeing. Thailand is my favorite place. Last November during my “Colours of Thailand”Continue reading “SUSTAINABLE NATURAL DYEING IN THAILAND”

THE COLOURS OF THAILAND – Discovering the colours and fibers of Thailand tour – 19th Nov – 3nd of Dec 2026

To subscribe to my blog you can just use the button above, scroll down to “Free newsletter subscription”, you will receive any further posts via an email in your inbox and can « unsubscribe » any time. This photo is of the 2025 group in Mann’s crafts garden studio where we became Art by posing for aContinue reading “THE COLOURS OF THAILAND – Discovering the colours and fibers of Thailand tour – 19th Nov – 3nd of Dec 2026”