Comments on: I AM DYEING: A world without color http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/i-am-dyeing-a-world-without-color Women from all over the world sharing their views, ideas and experiences on living a more sustainable life Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:06:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Allison Svoboda http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/i-am-dyeing-a-world-without-color/comment-page-1#comment-18550 Allison Svoboda Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:03:53 +0000 http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/i-am-dyeing-a-world-without-color#comment-18550 Lee, I just read you article in the Tribune! What you are doing is awesome. I got right on certaintee site and bought a few t-shirts. You came yesterday to my children's school to talk about your work. It was absolutely inspiring! Not just for the kids, but for me as an artist. Your work with the environment is so important and I love that you were willing to share that with the 'next' generation. I do hope you can figure out a practical way to go into natural dyes they are such fabulous colors. I actually love the color variations in natural dyes. Years ago I went to Sumba Indonesia a place where they artisans still use natural indigo dyes and weave fabulous ikat textiles. The dye process was so interesting. They actually fix the dye with urine. They also have many taboos for growing the indigo bush-women are not allowed to be in the garden fence while menstrating as it's beleived it will make the color weak! Lee, I just read you article in the Tribune! What you are doing is awesome. I got right on certaintee site and bought a few t-shirts. You came yesterday to my children’s school to talk about your work. It was absolutely inspiring! Not just for the kids, but for me as an artist. Your work with the environment is so important and I love that you were willing to share that with the ‘next’ generation. I do hope you can figure out a practical way to go into natural dyes they are such fabulous colors. I actually love the color variations in natural dyes. Years ago I went to Sumba Indonesia a place where they artisans still use natural indigo dyes and weave fabulous ikat textiles. The dye process was so interesting. They actually fix the dye with urine. They also have many taboos for growing the indigo bush-women are not allowed to be in the garden fence while menstrating as it’s beleived it will make the color weak!

]]> By: Anna-Lisa http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/i-am-dyeing-a-world-without-color/comment-page-1#comment-18508 Anna-Lisa Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:27:24 +0000 http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/i-am-dyeing-a-world-without-color#comment-18508 I think that natural dye is so much better, colors linked to nature are beautiful. I enjoy crafts and I would like to have a go at using produce from my garden to dye cloth. I know that there are some great books out there about this, so will see if I can get one from the library I think that natural dye is so much better, colors linked to nature are beautiful.

I enjoy crafts and I would like to have a go at using produce from my garden to dye cloth. I know that there are some great books out there about this, so will see if I can get one from the library

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