HOW TO DYE YARN WITH JAPANESE INDIGO | BLENDER METHOD | ORGANIC COLOR | BLUE GREEN | THE COLOR FARM

Fresh leaf (Japanese) indigo is an amazing way to dip your hands into one of the most elusive colors in nature - blue! Fresh is the key here: harvested fresh leaf indigo needs to be processed quickly to enjoy the unique cool colors. Join me as I explore the blender method from fresh leaf indigo harvested from the Color Farm to dye skeins of merino wool yarn. This tutorial will show you how to blend leaves to invite the blues & greens on wool with a bonus dip in vat indigo as well! CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro - Japanese (fresh leaf) indigo 1:01 Harvesting on The Color Farm 2:37 Fiber prep 5:56 Vat indigo dip 6:53 How to dye with fresh leaf indigo - blender method 9:53 Cheese cloth bag 11:28 Blending indigo leaves 13:09 Dyeing wool yarn 18:19 Final 3 skeins - tips 24:44 Fresh leaf indigo results on wool 27:03 Wrap up 27:34 Sneak peek of next tutorial 28:18 Blooper SUPPLY LIST Fresh leaf indigo Pot with lid pH neutral dish soap Blender Strainer Cheesecloth bag Bowl Gloves Fiber of choice - merino wool shown in video THE 100 DAYS OF NATURAL DYE POSTER - https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/100... 2021 ICE INSTALLATION NOTECARDS - Grab a slice of my ephemeral installation practice with a bundle of 10 cards featuring the natural colors of Aruba infused in ice. The notecards are 3.5 x 5 inches and include envelopes. Perfect as gifts or to keep to write love notes! https://www.margaretbyrd.com/shop/ins... COOKIN' COLOR DIGITAL COURSE - Self-paced video workshop on the basics of natural dyeing and a step-by-step demonstration of an ombre dip-dye technique on textile: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/cookin-c... DOWNLOAD FREE NATURAL DYER'S QUICK START GUIDE - 11 tips to a successful natural dye practice: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/natural-... DOWNLOAD FREE COOKIN' COLOR BREW BOOKLET - 4 natural dyes to make from food in your kitchen: https://margaretbyrd.ck.page/cookin-c... ABOUT MY CHANNEL Color Quest is a creative channel where we explore the wide world of natural color! If you love using organic materials in all of your arts & crafts projects, join me as I share tutorials and vlogs on how to find and create a rainbow of color from plants and the earth they live in. I'm passionate about natural dyes and pigments which I use extensively in my art practice, so I'm thrilled to share my curiosity, excitement and knowledge of nature's palette with you. xoxo - Margaret, aka Byrdie FOLLOW ME: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8DZ... Instagram:   / moonbyrdie   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/moonbyrdie Pinterest:   / margaretbyr.  . Facebook:   / margaretbyrd.  . Website: https://www.margaretbyrd.com Blog: https://www.margaretbyrd.com/trailtales MUSIC: Playground Fun by Ahjay Stelino https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/ Ukelele Song https://canva.com Hurts So Good Blues by Unicorn Heads    / @margaretbyrdcolorquest   #naturalcolor #organic #artsandcrafts #naturaldye #tutorial #diy