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Dyeing with Japanese mugwort (yomogi)

on October 8, 2019

園舎の裏にはよもぎがいっぱい。K1の子どもたちは染物をするためにたくさん集めました。

Lots of Japanese mugwort (yomogi) are growing behind the kinder building. K1 friends collected them to use for natural dyeing.

まずは洗い、ゆでました。染める布は、輪ゴムやペットボトルのキャップを使っていくつか縛りました。そして、よもぎの色が出た鍋に投入し、しばらく煮ます。

K1 friends washed and boiled them. They tied the cloths with using bottle caps and rubber bands, then put them in the boiled water and let them sit for a while .

布についている物を全て取り、水で洗ってから乾かせば、よもぎ染めの完成です。

K1 friends took all the rubber bands off from the cloths, washed with water, and hang them to dry.

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