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“Blue Prints”, Scottish residential retreat week of Pattern making and Indigo dyeing AUTUMN 2026

SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE TO BOOK A SPACE. ONLY 2 SPACES ARE AVAILABLE It is my great pleasure to invite you to my 2026 autumn “Blue print” a residential week of Indigo dyeing and print making using resists. If you have been looking for an opportunity to spend a week learning toContinue reading ““Blue Prints”, Scottish residential retreat week of Pattern making and Indigo dyeing AUTUMN 2026″

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 was published this summer, order your copy !

I AM SO DELIGHTED TO HAVE PUBLISHED MY BOOK ON BOTANICAL PRINTING ON PAPER THIS SUMMER. FOR A WHILE I AM NOT ABLE TO SELL IT MYSELF DUE TO OTHER COMMITMENTS BUT MY LOVELY PUBLISHER WILL HELP YOU FIND A COPY SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO WAIT… A hard copy of my new book “BotanicalContinue reading ““Botanical Printing on Paper”, my new book was published this summer, order your copy !”

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”

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”

Botanical printing on paper 3

In this short video, I demonstrate how the shades obtained on my botanical prints are affected by the position of the ferrous sulphate in the bundle when simmering. For this I am using the Chiangmai studio kindly lent by https://www.instagram.com/crafterming This method is taken from my book “Botanical Printing on paper” published in the summerContinue reading “Botanical printing on paper 3”

Botanical Printing on paper 2

In this short video, I demonstrate how the shades obtained on my botanical prints are affected by the position of the ferrous sulphate in the bundle when steaming with a tannin bath and a ferrous blanket. For this I am using the Chiangmai studio kindly lent by https://www.instagram.com/crafterming This method is part off my « BotanicalContinue reading “Botanical Printing on paper 2”