Living in a small mountain village just outside of Tokyo, I grow a crop of indigo every year and process the leaves into dye using traditional methods. I also breed silk moths, raise the silkworms and then reel/spin the silk from the cocoons. The silk is then dyed with natural dyes and finally woven on traditional Japanese looms.
I run several ten-day live-in workshops a year at the old farmhouse here in Japan focusing on the Japanese use of indigo.
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Yes, it still amazes me after all these years. I suppose that I love the process and that beautiful silk thread for weaving is the added bonus at the end.
This is an amazing process. I love your pictures and the explanations you gave.
ReplyDeleteIt seems impossible that from these cocoons you will have silk.
Yes, it still amazes me after all these years. I suppose that I love the process and that beautiful silk thread for weaving is the added bonus at the end.
ReplyDeleteoh, so beautiful. so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWhat great photos! I was lucky to handled them today! THANKS!
ReplyDeleteHugs
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