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”

Muicle, Mexican honeysuckle, dye plant for blue or Indigo ?

This article is long overdue and concerns the Muicle plant I first came accross when travelling for dyes in Mexico’s Teotitlan del Valle in October 2024. I am a natural dyer and I specialise in learning and teaching about Indigo, Always on the look out for more information about Indigo baring plants, Indigo processes orContinue reading “Muicle, Mexican honeysuckle, dye plant for blue or Indigo ?”

A colourful walk – mini residency in natural sustainable dyeing

One of my most joyful moment is to share my skills as a natural dyers with less experienced artisans or artists who want to understand and learn to use nature to create colour. I work from first principal cultivating dye plants, forageing them and swapping them with other dyers to be able to create aContinue reading “A colourful walk – mini residency in natural sustainable dyeing”