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Indigo blossoms at Okan Arts Farm
indigo seed saga
Freshly harvested blocks of indigo pigment at Okan Arts Farm
indigo: blue gold
Frontier Living with Patricia Belyea
frontier living
Indiglow, a king-sized quilt by Patricia Belyea made with Japanese yukata cottons
indiglow quilt
Fresh-leaf indigo dyeing at Okan Arts
fresh-leaf indigo dyeing
At home with Amy Katoh of Blue & White, Tokyo
chat w/ amy katoh
The appeal of blue and white by David Owen Hastings
the appeal of blue and white
Extracting indigo from frozen Japanese indigo plants at Okan Arts
indigo: extraction experiments
Indigo harvest at Okan Arts, 2020
indigo: emergency harvest
daruma experiences a japanese textile tour
daruma experiences a japanese textile tour
indigo, inside and out, with bryan whitehead
indigo, inside and out, with bryan whitehead
kimono roboto in kyoto
kimono roboto in kyoto
shibori day!
shibori day!
sri: japanese folk textile gallery
sri: japanese folk textile gallery
Sandra Heffernan, textile artist
sandra heffernan: materials innovator
Kitty Pippen, award-winning quilter
kitty pippen: still great at 95
amy katoh: boro collector
amy katoh: boro collector
Kathy Hattori of Botanical Colors
kathy hattori: natural dye guru
Bryan Whitehead of Fujino, Japan—indigo grower, dyer, weaver, silk farmer
welcome to bryan’s wonderful world
Aizen Kobo and Secret Needle Shop in Kyoto, Japan
thread and needle—zen-style
Blue & White in Tokyo, Japan
a blue & white day