http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/ Woad Growers Association Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:02:52 GMT Robin and Chris http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/754 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/754 Hi, Teresinha I understood that it was the woad juice and not the dye that was used as a wood preservative in Thuringa, Germany. Jenny Balfour-Paul has a woad Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:48:08 GMT Teresinha Roberts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/753 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/753 Hi Twice recently I have been asked about using woad as a preservative for wood in the beehives. does anybody knows how one could dye wood with woad? I heard Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:23:19 GMT miekeharinck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/752 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/752 Jenny Dean tells on her blog of dyeing with woad seeds. http://www.jennydean.co.uk/wordpress/ i'll try it! mieke Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:46:48 GMT Robin and Chris http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/751 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/751 Hi, friends Sarah has a surprise in her woad garden. The strain that she received from Norway is setting seed and looks very different from the plants that Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:37:38 GMT Robin and Chris http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/750 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/750 Hi, Leena If you harvest now, your plants will regrow quickly and you will be able to harvest again in 3 to 4 weeks. If you get warm weather than the indigo Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:55:52 GMT riihivilla http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/749 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/749 Hi Chris, thank you! I will water my woad before harvesting, thanks for the tip, and I will try your boiling method. I hope I can cool the liquid down quickly Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:11:43 GMT Robin and Chris http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/748 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/748 Hi, Leena In the Spindigo Project they washed the leaves several times because they were steeped in bags. You should only need to swish them through a tub of Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:49:16 GMT riihivilla http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/747 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/747 Hi, I am almost ready to start harvesting my woad now and I have been doing research on what would be the best way to extract most color from them. The methods Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:33:49 GMT Teresinha Roberts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/746 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/746 Hi You can read the ezine article here http://ezinearticles.com/?Woad-in-The-Stone-Age&id=2582758 If you would like to rate the article, the link for rating is Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:22:49 GMT Robin and Chris http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/745 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/745 Hi, Teresinha I finally got around to reading the article that describes Michelle W. 's method. I have two concerns with her recipe. First, I would not use Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:12:03 GMT Fiery Felts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/744 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/744 Hi Interesting article thanks for sharing it. I have studied with Michelle Wipplinger and used her indigo method but I find her pH is far too high for wool and Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:34:13 GMT Teresinha Roberts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/743 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/743 Hi I found this interesting article by Michele W on dyeing with indigo http://www.handeyemagazine.com/node/58 I have always read that the first dip in an Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:30:55 GMT Fiery Felts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/742 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/742 yes I agree absolutely which is why when someone makes a statement in paper,book or internet I like to know the original source. However I do think the Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:18:41 GMT Teresinha Roberts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/741 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/741 Hi Helen What I meant was that the woad seeds were in other Neolithic sites, but there is not record of woad seed in the Adaouste cave, something which is Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:03:40 GMT Fiery Felts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/740 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woadgrowers/message/740 Thank you for that link. It seems this issue highlights the best and worse of the Internet! Desemination of not very accurate information but access to good