Woad--Sarah's Natural Colour

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Woad chromosome in the process of mitosis.

Wear woad and express your joy
in this uncommon and environmentally friendly natural dye.

Woad dyed silk scarves - these 100% silk scarves are hand dyed using a unique method of dyeing directly on fabric using plant material. The method uses a minium of water, no harsh chemicals and is completely eco-friendly. The results are beautiful, one of a kind wearable art, painted with Nature's palette of natural dye colours.

The process takes several steps, over many weeks. First the silk scarf is handdyed in a dye vat made from the waste liquid of the woad-indigo extraction process. This gives many unique colours from pinks to teal and sky blue. Then 2nd year woad leaves, flowers and seeds are laid out on the hand dyed fabric, pounded with a wooden mallet and allowed to ferment for several days. The leaves, flowers, and seeds imprint the fabric leaving a beautiful, permanent, and one of a kind pattern.

The sale of these beautiful, one of a kind, 100% silk scarves and shawls help support my science research.
Thank you for your support.
Sarah.

8mm Habotai Silk Scarf hand dyed with woad seeds, flowers, and/or leaves. 11 x 60 inches One of a kind - $30 each picture is for reference only. Individual scarves will vary. Mailing weight for gift giving -- 30 grams (just over 1 ounce) (sold out)
19.5 mm Charmeuse Silk Scarf hand dyed with woad seeds, flowers, and/or leaves. The silk is a heavy satin on one side and a crepe finish on the other. Truly luxurious. Each scarf is unique and one of a kind. 11 x 60 inches One of a kind - $40each Mailing weight for gift giving -- 55 grams (2 ounces) (sold out)
Silk and Rayon Devore satin shawl in a bamboo pattern with hand tyed fringe. Hand dyed with woad-indigo in ice blue, sky blue, medium queens' blue or rich indigo blue. Each shawl is unique and one of a kind. Each one is hand dyed in the waste liquid from the woad-indigo extraction vat and reveals to me how much indigo I am missing in my unique extraction process. The rayon picks up a different shade of blue than the silk and the shawl shimmers beautifully. Limited edition. 22 x 72 inches. One of a kind -- $65. Ice Blue pictured on right. Sky Blue pictured on left Medium Queen's Blue Rich Indigo Blue

Woad Seeds -- Hand selected for increased indigo yields. Grown in Canadian Climate Zone 3 and adapted to marginal growing conditions.
Limited supply.

Isatis tinctoria, "Birmingham" -- $5. per packet (around 50 siloquated seeds)
This is selected by natural dyers and decended from the woad grown in England through the Middle Ages. It has a rich blue, with lots of pink left in the leaves, after the indigo has been extracted. The indigo colour is a deep blue, leaning toward purple. Good regrowth after first cutting, allowing for several harvests each growing season. Adapted to Canadian marginal conditions. Upright growth habit and smooth leaf surface for higher indigotin yields. Suitable for mechanical harvesting.

Seed package, Isatis tinctoria"Birmingham" -- $5 includes shipping. (Sometimes the shopping cart charges shipping on woad seed. If you are inadvertently charged shipping, the shipping cost will be credited back to your paypal account. )

Isatis tinctoria, "Toulouse" -- $5. per packet (around 50 siloquated seeds) Woad seeds siloquated and pure

This is decended from the pastel grown during Napoleon's time in Europe and adapted to Canadian growing conditions. Smooth leafed, upright, vigorous growth habit with a rich, deep blue indigo that leans toward purple. Second year plants have lavender coloured stems and attractive yellow flowers. Seeds ripen simultaneously for oil production and mechanical harvest.

Isatis tinctoria, "Toulouse" seed package -- $5 includes shipping. (Sometimes the shopping cart charges shipping on woad seed. If you are inadvertently charged shipping, the shipping cost will be credited back to your paypal account. )

"I just wanted to tell your daughter that I planted her woad seeds this year and had a wonderful crop. I have just spent two days dyeing mohair and had great colours.

Thank you for making this seed available."

Gayle, Fernie, B.C.

Caution: Plants should not be allowed to go to seed indiscriminately, due to the danger of woad -- weed infestation. Woad is considered a noxious weed in 8 Western U.S. states. The indigo is extracted from the first year plants only.

Woad seed cannot be shipped to California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana or Utah. Please check the noxious weed status in your area before ordering.

The sale of woad seed and hand dyed scarves and shawls helps support my science research.
Thank you for your support.
Sarah.

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