There was this beautiful tropical butterfly - I don't know its name, but it was seen on a trip to a butterfly farm in Warwickshire with my daughter, so happy memories too ...
... and this photograph taken at twilight on a trip to Venice a few years ago ...
... and this piece of cotton fabric acquired at a craft fair (can't remember where) and which uses stitch as a resist ...
These I felt sure were truly indigo but there is this wonderful old piece of farm machinery - at the muted end of indigo ... ?
... and this piece of silk from my trip to Thailand - nudging into violet, ready for the next colour ...?
... and perhaps there could be some indigo in this glorious pile of spun sari silk - a favourite thread of mine - but I am not convinced ...
I will leave you to be the judge as I think it's all in the eye of the beholder but looking has been fun.
That butterfly looks huge! I'm still finishing up my indigo collection but it has been a pleasure to be on the lookout for it, especially during the summer.
ReplyDeleteIt was! My three year old granddaughter was fascinated - and horrified when we came across one dead on the ground. They are so short-lived and fragile.
DeleteA beautiful selection of indigos! I love that last photo of the yarn..the other colors make the indigo pop!--Julie
ReplyDeleteI love the sari silks and buy hanks of them in every colour I find and as strips as well as spun yarns. I've used them a lot when I weave and love their texture. I'm getting ready to use them now for some weaving developed from my Cotswold edge work ... such fun!
DeleteWhat beauty you have found in indigo! I especially love the Venice at twilight image. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteVMT It was surprising what was there to be found when I started looking - but that's what this is all about I guess.
DeleteWow - so many possibilities. That butterfly stunned me, and I loved Venice at dusk - both of those gave me the sense of indigo best...that's all I seem to have of that colour 'a sense"...
ReplyDeleteI remember that evening in Venice with very fond memories - it was a beautiful night after a storm. Perhaps that is what gave the colour - the aftermath of a storm ... and I do so know what you mean about only having a 'sense' of indigo. It is very hard to pin down.
DeleteOh, that butterfly! A lovely set of indigos, Charlton, and all capture a hint (or more) of that most difficult to capture colour.
ReplyDeleteThey were indeed so lovely - and there were dozens of them. And as for indigo, as always, this exercise has made me look anew at the colour of things.
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