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Shutter Speed Value 1/40 sec Date/Time Sun 29 Mar 2009 05:20:48 AM EDT
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Wisdom From the Forest

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He suggested that I try many different leaves from the garden, cooking them down to render the colorant.

He suggested that I try many different leaves from the garden, cooking them down to render the colorant.

Date: 04/11/2009 Views: 103

 
 
 
Measuring out the silk threads before setting up the loom
Chopping lac, the secretions of certain insects to make red color Due to loss of habitat lac insects cannot survive in Cambodia and must be imported from Laos The men make all of the looms, the homes, and anything that is needed for the project
This woman is a master weaver and one of the 8 original Grandmothers recruited by Mr. Morimoto to teach traditional weaving She is binding fiber tightly around the threads before dyeing so they will resist taking the color Measuring out the silk threads before setting up the loom
The pattern is carefully worked out, tied and dyed onto the threads before they are woven While in training the students learn every step involved in the process warp threads on the loom for a long textile
"Iron soup" made by fermenting limes and rusty iron scarps, used as a mordant for natural dye colors Detail of iron mordant pot preparing the dyebath

Measuring out the silk threads before setting up the loom

Date: 03/29/2009
Views: 102

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