tradition

 is knowledge transfer.

have a good weekend. wow this month is almost a goner.

neki desu

 

update

yesterday was brutal the heat was like mauritania. but the night was not chill like in the desert.it was also hot,hot. had to update the post bcse i want record the event and look back on this day in the future.

anyhow

this silk was bought in italy when i lived there. the shop was small but had wonderful indian silks. can't find that quality anymore. this was when i started doing textlile related activities, we all start with batik don't know why.i found batik wasn't my call and this foulard got schlepped around unable to discard it due to the good quality of the silk.

fast forward years and years ,it almost feels like a quantum leap ＼(｀0´)／

the tip submerged in brazilwood third extraction. it's going to be there for the rest of the week.

then probably the other tip.

neki desu

 

summer dyeing-2

more fig leaves, this time on bourette silk which somewhat influenced the color outcome. not unpleasant, akhaki of sorts.the yarn seeped in the dye for 3-4 days no heat just the 35º room temperature (⋋__⋌) 

the new batch of fig leaves gave this almost fluorescent yellow green . it's really a bit more green that what the photo captured.

the companion is second extraction suo on silk bourette.also steeped in for some days.have dis covered that heat kills dyes a lot if using small quantities.i've been able to get 3 extractions fom 10-15 grams of dyestuff if done cold.one needs patience though.

neki desu