Dying With The Purpura Pansa-A True Lost Art

Dying With The Purpura Pansa-A True Lost Art

Purple-stained fingers and nails are signs of a Purpura hunter and dyer On the Oaxaca coast of Mexico, a small band of sixteen men carry on an ancient tradition.  They coax a thimbleful of ink (really a narcotic to paralyze prey) from the mollusk Purpura Pansa.  For centuries, this beautiful purple yarn has been woven [...]

My Sew Sew Life-Yoga Totes Redux

My Sew Sew Life-Yoga Totes Redux

  Indigo Shibori Yoga Totes Note on photo: The photo shows the front and back of the bags. One side has the double pockets and the other has the large circle motif.   During the last day of a Natural Dye class (last summer) at the Kansas City Art Institute, our instructor gave us a [...]