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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

a red like no other




cochineal on silk 2%wof. never had had  such bright results and the cochineal i have can be qualified as vintage.the silk was mordanted with aluminum sulfate and i believe there lies the reason for the results.
a lovely cool red.




playing with modifiers this excellent
bishop purple was achieved.
cant be more chuffed.
thinking about combining a warp of blue and this. but firts i need to run an ai vat for the blue.

coincidentally found out about a beautiful project here. some youngish folks contacted farmers whose land was fallow and convinced them to plant indigo,persicaria tinctoria, while at the same time contacting people from the textile industry luring them into indigo and sustainable dyeing.
the project is based on circular economy and suatainability and they have gathered their first crop this year.
the good news is that small folks like me will be able to source the dye from them as well.news can't be better.








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