grateful for cochineal

no fuss dyeing,no temperature issues, always nice results.you can even add the mordant to the dye bath  thus cutting steps and time.i wonder why japanese wrinkle their noses at the sole mention of cochineal. perhaps because it's so far removed from their dyeing culture?

first dip, sakura pink rich.a way of 

reminiscing last year's sakura fever.

the piece will be overdyed in logwood 

so i need to keep that in mind. 

to whet sakura saudade here's this year's forecast

neki desu