In this blog post I'll share with you my first experiment with fresh leaf indigo dyeing on cellulose fibres. I'm in love with this pretty shade of teal! I didn't know if it would work on cellulose as I've read that it's best on protein fibres, but I'm thrilled with the results. I've been growing a couple of pots of Dyer's Knotweed / Japanese Indigo (Persicaria tinctoria) on my balcony this summer (about 6 plants in total). The plants didn't seem to like the intense heat in the summer but have flourished in the autumn. The leaves were looking so lush that I knew that I had to try dyeing with them soon. It was now or never! Soon we will have a frost and it will be too late... A couple of the plants are beginning to flower. The pink buds are so delicate and pretty. I'll leave this plant (in the photo below) to flower and hopefully get some seeds for next year. I understand that once the plants flower, the amount of indigo in the leaves is past the peak. So it's definitely time to dye with the leaves... The traditional way of indigo dyeing is to ferment the leaves, but since I have only a few handfuls of leaves I thought I'd try out a quicker method using fresh leaves. I've heard the