TEMARICIOUS

2014-07-17

Indigo Summer!

What Summer brings to Temaricious is fresh indigo dyeing work. 

Japanese indigo (TADE AI) seeds are born in the small Tokyo garden last year and brought to Tochigi farm in Spring and then look at this amazing indigo field in July:-)) 
Thank you for Mr. I. He has indigo fingers definitely!









Our indigo dyeing day was busy!

Cut indigo from the field and pick fresh leaves only. Then chop indigo leaves into small pieces (mixer can help you), then squeeze indigo juice out for a while. When green indigo smoothie is ready, you put wet raw threads into it. Then stir threads in it and wait for a while. Then wash threads with fresh water and then green threads change into bluuuuueee!! As you swing it in a circle in the air many times, threads become blue. It's a speechless experience to see this colour change. It must be a chemical reaction but for me it is just a magic of nature....

We see the blue part from the green leaves when indigo leaves are damaged or eaten and rain sometimes makes blue water drops on the leaves. It's such a mysterious scenery to watch. 


Indigo loves water when they are growing. Japanese rainy season in June is really for indigo not for busy Tokyo people otherwise! 

This indigo blue like a summer sky and water fascinates you soon!!

Enjoy your summer! 

Don't forget to join our workshop:-) 

Chop Chop

Green Smoothie and threads

Magic: Green to Blue
Swing in the air
Summer gift from Indigo
✌️ YES
Waiting for seeing you