Own grown prints of strobilantes garment 自家種植馬藍印染衣裳

Strobilantes prints on cowl neck top and tunic 

How nice to make own garments even printed with own grown strobilantes.  Strobilantes are typical for indigo dye but the leaves also print nice, not blue but purple.  The strobilantes in my pot is a few years old but still thriving.  The leaves are so large but not enough to make the indigo vat so I just like to do prints with them.  I have done many pieces of prints.  Here are the two garments I sewed recently with those yardages printed.

這兩件成衣都是自己園子種植的馬藍葉印染，能夠自己種植物印染後又縫製成衣裳總有點獨特，無袖子的背心在香港的炎夏很清爽，中袖子的長襯衣正好是月中去歐洲合穿了。

The cowl neck top printed with a few casaurina for the lines.  The raglan tunic sleeves printed with more for the rich purple tone.

 This strobilantes I got from the garden years ago when French master Michel Garcia was performing demo in that garden in Hong Kong (last post).

This is the placement of the plants and prints.

 

As usual when I tried the garment layout, Mogi occupies it.  He's a good company.

 

A sunny day for the shots near my studio after making the garments.

Sleeveless cowl neck top is comfortable in the hot summer.

The raglan sleeves tunic with pockets I like for the upcoming Europe trip.