You wear your knowledge lightly, which is fantastic! Love your interest in people woven into the tales of colour and design. Delightful reading. Thanks.
Are you familiar with the Bleu de Lectoure ( Pastel of Lectoure) ?
www.bleu-de-Lectoure .com
Woad (Isatis tinctoria) also known as pastel, is an indigo plant that was well-known to the Greeks and Romans at the beginning of our era. It was then widely cultivated in Europe during the Middle Ages and until the mid-19th century. Today, these indigo plants are widely used by many cultures around the world for their medicinal properties. The discovery of the chemical dye and synthetic blue proved fatal for all indigo-bearing plants. This color is all around us, in the sky, the water, and also in our homes, in a whole range of shades. This woad plant, completely forgotten in Europe for decades, nevertheless has many benefits. Besides its blue color, which brings us a feeling of softness and well-being when it comes into contact with our skin, it protects us from fungal infections and itching. We must therefore seek new techniques to develop its production in order to bring us beauty and health. We will explain all this to you: the production of woad leaves and seeds, as well as the extraction of the pigment and the natural dyeing process. Passionate about this blue, we continue the work of the old master dyers using indigo, a 100% natural dye, just like in the heyday of woad. Today, the company is located at 15 Avenue de la Gare, in the former Lectoure train station. At Bleu de Lectoure we offer tours adapted to all ages, where we explain the history of the plant, its origins, its various historical and current uses, not forgetting its medicinal virtues.
Hi Helène - nice to see you're out there - and interested! Yes, every blue, every color has an interesting story - I already have two more 'blues' in the works for another time. Keep reading!
A lovely interesting post as always. Gorgeous lake photo. Beautiful blue… Evie Hatch at Jackson’s Art has an amazing knowledge of colour in painting and shares it in insta posts like https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXy196WBrek
Great post this week, as usual.
You wear your knowledge lightly, which is fantastic! Love your interest in people woven into the tales of colour and design. Delightful reading. Thanks.
Great post Steve!
Are you familiar with the Bleu de Lectoure ( Pastel of Lectoure) ?
www.bleu-de-Lectoure .com
Woad (Isatis tinctoria) also known as pastel, is an indigo plant that was well-known to the Greeks and Romans at the beginning of our era. It was then widely cultivated in Europe during the Middle Ages and until the mid-19th century. Today, these indigo plants are widely used by many cultures around the world for their medicinal properties. The discovery of the chemical dye and synthetic blue proved fatal for all indigo-bearing plants. This color is all around us, in the sky, the water, and also in our homes, in a whole range of shades. This woad plant, completely forgotten in Europe for decades, nevertheless has many benefits. Besides its blue color, which brings us a feeling of softness and well-being when it comes into contact with our skin, it protects us from fungal infections and itching. We must therefore seek new techniques to develop its production in order to bring us beauty and health. We will explain all this to you: the production of woad leaves and seeds, as well as the extraction of the pigment and the natural dyeing process. Passionate about this blue, we continue the work of the old master dyers using indigo, a 100% natural dye, just like in the heyday of woad. Today, the company is located at 15 Avenue de la Gare, in the former Lectoure train station. At Bleu de Lectoure we offer tours adapted to all ages, where we explain the history of the plant, its origins, its various historical and current uses, not forgetting its medicinal virtues.
Hi Helène - nice to see you're out there - and interested! Yes, every blue, every color has an interesting story - I already have two more 'blues' in the works for another time. Keep reading!
A lovely interesting post as always. Gorgeous lake photo. Beautiful blue… Evie Hatch at Jackson’s Art has an amazing knowledge of colour in painting and shares it in insta posts like https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXy196WBrek