IT IS NOW TOO LATE TO JOIN THE GROWING PROGRAM AS YOUR PLANTS WOULD NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO MATURE BUT IF YOU ARE ALREADY GROWING AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE PART IN THE TWO DYEING WORKSHOPS (LIVE ZOOM AND RECORDED FOR REPLAY) END OF JULY AND END OF AUGUST 2024 BOOK A SPACEContinue reading “From Seed to Blue – Home growing Indigo pigment plants”
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Protected: From Seeds to Blue 2024 growing program page
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Growing and Using dyes with The League of Artisans
Calling everyone near Leek (UK) in the Starffordshire Moorlands who is interested in growing Natural dye plants, whether you have a garden or just a few pots ! I am so very delighted to join forces with The League of Artisans https://www.instagram.com/leagueofartisans/ this summer as they have decided to join in my “From seeds toContinue reading “Growing and Using dyes with The League of Artisans”
WHICH VAT, UNDERSTANDING AND CHOOSING YOUR INDIGO VAT, FREE ONLINE EVENT !
THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED FOR BOOKING BUT I MIGHT RUN THIS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE KEEP AN EYE OPENED. Elisabeth Viguie Culshaw is a Natural dyes and Indigo practitioner based in Glasgow (Scotland) She grows there a natural dye/Indigo garden in the grounds of the Glasgow Botanical Garden and runs a “home grower program”Continue reading “WHICH VAT, UNDERSTANDING AND CHOOSING YOUR INDIGO VAT, FREE ONLINE EVENT !”
ABOUT THE INDIGO FAMILY AND TRAVELLING SOLO IN NORTHERN THAILAND ON NEW YEAR’S EVE
And it is the New Year already, 2024 already, time passes so fast when you are having fun learning and sharing as I have been doing for years now. I have always had a wide group of friends which I like to call family, friends from home, friends from learning, friends from moving to Scotland,Continue reading “ABOUT THE INDIGO FAMILY AND TRAVELLING SOLO IN NORTHERN THAILAND ON NEW YEAR’S EVE”
“The Indigo Plot” Studio boxes Autumn 2022
Studio boxes are back… and this year they are very special. Every autumn/winter I run through my studio stash and make up some studio boxes with samples or surplus of fabric and paper printed, inks, pastes and various other creative items, ingredients I want to share around. Usually they are samples I made for classesContinue reading ““The Indigo Plot” Studio boxes Autumn 2022″
My Indigo diaries 2022 – Day 1 – Planting Japanese Indigo (Persicaria Tinctoria) seeds
Japanese Indigo or Persicaria Tinctoria, originated from China and Vietnam and is an annual dye plant, part of the Buckwheat family and producing blue pigment (with a high count of Indican the precursor of Indigo). It is Frost tender and has a fast growth (16 weeks in my case from planting the seeds to firstContinue reading “My Indigo diaries 2022 – Day 1 – Planting Japanese Indigo (Persicaria Tinctoria) seeds”
Protected: Indigo Story – A 4 weeks exploration of the Ferrous Indigo
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Kits for an easy make
Creativity can take many forms but sometimes you lack confidence and need a little help to get started. If you want my helping hand along the way but cant make it to a workshop then one of my kits will help you to start your journey into Indigo or Eco Printing. My kits come withContinue reading “Kits for an easy make”
Open studios – Up cycle your old jeans in our studios
Everyone has some pairs of jeans in their wardrobe… those that you cant quite throw away but don’t want to wear anymore… Cassandra Barron from Bookbinding with Cass and me .. The Lansdowne House we have decided to welcome you in our studios this winter… We want to share our amazing creative spaces with youContinue reading “Open studios – Up cycle your old jeans in our studios”