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What's outside of your picture window today?
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@sueinmn, @callalloo, and all...Sue, help me out please. Whats involved in the indigo dyeing and why do you do this annually...for your fabric crafts? Quilting? Help!
Also, you know you overdue, silly woman. You do more than I could do years ago. I marvel at your 'jobs', walking, window work, sanding and so much more. I know some is thanks to prednisone, but not all and your body can still do it! Remarkable...
Sue, what is this crazy looking thing? One of my rescue. This it doing much better, believe it or not...
Be well and blessed. Elizabeth
Replies to "@sueinmn, @callalloo, and all...Sue, help me out please. Whats involved in the indigo dyeing and why..."
Indigo (the blue in blue jeans) is an ancient natural dye that is easy to use safely, dyes quickly (many natural dyes require hours to day in the dye pot to give color), produces colorfast results at home, and has built-in science lessons.
Shibori, aka Japanaese tie-dye, is a method of folding, gathering and otherwise manipulating fabric to give interesting patterns, I use the resulting textiles or fibers in my sewing and fiber crafts. When I finish and get everything taken care of I'll post some pics.
As for your plant, I don't recognize it. I'll try to remember to show the pics to my daughter - she has more recent experience with a huge variety of house plants than I - since we have been traveling, I have "thinned my herd" to just a handful of family legacy plants and a few indestructible orchids.
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Hi Elizabeth @ess77, There is an app you can download free for your phone that helps you identify plants and more. Interesting way for a novice like me to identify plants and bugs.
iNaturalist - https://gadgets360.com/culture/reviews/inaturalist-app-review-1847204