Bird song

A few months ago I bought a Native American flute. I'm making a home for it.

 I love growing my own sprouts.

And I also made some chocolate soap.

Angle

Here again

 Well, I must confess that I'm nog always here. I have spent time on facebook the last months, I started facebook, because a friend from High School invited me there. And it's nice because more old friends are there too. But it's not the same as blogging and I can only tell that not blogging feels as forgetting myself. That's strange isn't it, I don't know, cannot explain this, but that's how it feels.

 So this summer I was in Glennis' indigo on-line workshop. And I learned so much there. I'm still learning and experimenting with the indigo. Just going as Jude would say. Just going, I love that phrase.

 Now I'm in another class by Jude Hill. She showed how to make these indigo butterfly wings. I love Jude's whisperings. She doesn't only show techniques, but she shows the whole process. And that's what helps me in understanding my process.

My son and his friend found her or did she find them? She was in the meadows and gave one big MEW when she saw them. She was extremely thin, had worms, hungry and cried when she had to pee, there was blood in her urine. We went to the vets and she got medication. She stayed with us for a week. We put an advertisement in the local newspaper and found her owner.
I could not forget her. She was so sweet. I hadn't heard from the owners, they had promissed to keep us informed about her health. So I just thought that people put everything on the internet nowadays, so I googled her name and our town and I was deeply shocked as I found an advertisement on Marktplaats (some kind of dutch e-bay) she was offered there, for free. I cried a bit. My son and his friend were also disappointed, and wanted to safe her more than ever. Now she is living with my son's friend.

I called her LUNA (moon) when she stayed with us.  She will always have a special place in my heart. I know she has a good home now where she is safe.

I had a lovely holiday in Portugal

Indigo natural fermentation vat!

 At last we had summer! And I started my natural fermentation vat. It has been fermenting for two months. And on a nice and sunny day I tried it. I dipped some cotton and silk in the dark blue green brew, and It worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 I'm a huge  fan of this kind of vat. I got the most beautiful results with this vat, far better than with the 1-2-3 and the natural chem vat.

contemporary boro 2

 

I'm in the contemporary boro 2 workshop by Jude Hill. I'm going to mend my favourite dress. It has seen many things in my life, it has been a true companion. I often wear it in the garden, as it grows older and worn. I especially love those pockets, I carry lots of things in them. 

More indigo

I'm learning a lot at Glennis' workshop.
Just love seeing the magic happen.
the green yellow liquid, the fabric white then turning into yellow green and then oxidizing into the most heavenly blue I've ever seen.


 Itjami and red moons, I clamped red silk and put it into the bath. Just having fun.