of murasakizome

japanese say that alcohol extraction is no good, that it doesn't give good color,but i guess it's they way they have to save their tradition.

as i don't have a murasakizome tradition i allow myself to take the shortcut.and i am pleased with the results.

 here's the stainless vat, which btw it's performing very well.remember i bought a beermaking vat? not exactly this one ,but close.
i can dye now in my bathroom!! looking forward to starting an indigo vat . you set the temp  and time and the vat keeps them.rejoice,rejoice i can dye in the winter.

but back to murasakizome.the outcome of the first waters.

alum cot mordant on silk, bottled water because i have been lazy and haven't tested the water here.

it's close to hon murasaki 

hon-murasaki (true-purple) #65318e and i am super chuffed with it.
until now i had just been able to get fuji murasaki and then shifting the blues by adding an acid.

neki desu