Flower Dyeing

In addition to the Bengala dyeing, Hirome dyed four warps with flowers.  She said the flowers collected from one batch were cooked right away.  The warps dyed from the fresh flowers were lighter in color and more yellow.  Two warps were dyed from flowers that were collected but two days passed before they were used to make the dye bath.  The warps dyed in this bath were darker more brown in appearance.

The flower dye baths and warps were heated on hot plates.  They didn not appear to have boiled but were too hot to handle with your hands.  The warps were stirred with wooden sticks.  They were drained, put in a bucket and then spun in an old washing machine.  They were placed on a metal curtain rod to dry.  Kenzo is peeking through the warps looking at the projects drying in the shade.