This week I began harvesting some of the leaves from the indigo plants that I have been growing in my dye garden. I wanted to use them with salt to rub directly onto some silk fabric to make a scrunchie for my daughter.
This is a technique that there are a lot of videos about, I think I first saw it three or so years ago in this video by @billynou • HOW TO DYE WITH INDIGO...
But as the technique requires fresh leaves, and indigo plants are tender, I thought I wouldn't be able to do it. Then gradually I saw people growing indigo in the South of England and in 2020 had made plans to go down to a workshop in Sussex that had to be cancelled.
However, last year Elisabeth Viguee Culshaw started an indigo growing project at Glasgow Botanic Garden and I was able to attend one of her workshops where we had a chance to try the salt rub method
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I would also recommend the lessons by Liz Spencer @LizSpencerTheDogwoodDyer
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