On Friday we were taught two methods of dyeing using the woad pigment and the woad leaf. It was interesting to see the difference in colour and shade between the two processes of dyeing.
Tearing the woad leaf.
Torn woad leaf in boiling water.
Measuring out the pigment.
Different stages of the woad plant: alive seeds, leaves, dead seeds and pigment balls.
Different colours that can be achieved from the woad plant.
Carefully placing yarn into the pigment and water, making sure no oxygen goes into the dye.
When first taken out of the dye, the yarn and fabric appear a yellow colour. Once the dye reacts with oxygen, the colour develops into a blue.
Different shades of blue yarn created from the pigment dye.
A turquoise shade is created from the woad leaf dye.
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