if it's block printing it's india

skill and crafts. 

have a good weekend

neki desu

 

now you see it

citric acid discharge on cutch. after chalking the dots disappeared(>人<). too late i found out that taninns do not discharge.bummer,bummer. planning some printing on the fabric.however.this will go to the backburner as i have visitors coming.a seond floor to the backburner won't be enough. 

neki desu

 

the season has opened

doing it the japanese way and keeping more or less notes of the results.this is wandering madder which can be qualified as antique. used 85% wof but madder red is still elusive.it did improve somewhat by adding some chalk to the bath. doing the cold dye method over a week. the luster of the silk remains intact which is good news. we shall see.

neki desu