{"id":7077,"date":"2019-09-27T11:11:58","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T10:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/?p=7077"},"modified":"2019-09-29T19:47:28","modified_gmt":"2019-09-29T18:47:28","slug":"mei-line-buaisu-part-1-advanced-indigo-dying-and-reserve-techniques-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/interior-design\/mei-line-buaisu-part-1-advanced-indigo-dying-and-reserve-techniques-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Mei Line @ Buaisou, Part 1: advanced indigo dying and reserve techniques course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 10 day training organised by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leafluberon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@leafluberon (opens in a new tab)\">@leafluberon<\/a> in Tokushima, Japan, at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buaisou_i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@Buaisu (opens in a new tab)\">@Buaisou-i<\/a> workshop. An eagerly anticipated trip which went way ahead of my expectations. Filled with people passionate about indigo, natural dying practices, sustainability, life and slow fashion; it was an experience I will treasure for the years to come!<\/p>\n<p>You can also find out more about this experience on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mei.line.design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mei Line instagram account @Mei.Line.Design\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buaisou_i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@Buaisu (opens in a new tab)\">@Buaisou-i<\/a> is an indigo dyeing workshop and slow fashion creator but also an indigo farmer: the concept is \u00ab\u00a0From farm to closet\u00a0\u00bb. On top of the indigo dying and reserve techniques, we learned about the traditional Japanese indigo vat making named Aidate. We also visited several local workshops all rooted in local traditions but with a very modern edge that seriously takes on today&rsquo;s world, all very inspiring! Those will be the subject of subsequent posts, so do watch this space&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The pictures below are mine except when credited below the picture.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to indigo land&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2992\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7928.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1753\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our instructors, aka the dream team: Kakuo, Ken, Yuya, Tadashi and Kazuma<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2985 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_4321-1024x643.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The lucky pupils&#8230; the usual messy French crowd, that neatly contrasts with the picture above &#8230; Messy, but efficient, as the amount of work done over the following 10 days will show \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3031\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/48721219406_63624077a6_k-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buaisou_i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@Buaisu (opens in a new tab)\">@Buaisou-i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The art of dying in indigo vats:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2998\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8154-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3027 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/48720880623_864cf96b7f_k-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The art of dying is also the art of rinsing, over and over again:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2991 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_7924-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3002\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8286.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1025\" height=\"1367\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2995\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8025.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1365\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3016\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8647.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1365\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Katazome, negative pattern with rice paste reserving:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2979 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/30_08_0549-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/__buburchacha__\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@_buburchacha_<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2996 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8044-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Marianne, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marianne.aubry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@marianne.aubry<\/a>, one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leafluberon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@leafluberon (opens in a new tab)\">@leafluberon<\/a> trio and instructor at Couleur Garance prepares a stencil with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leafluberon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@leafluberon (opens in a new tab)\">@leafluberon<\/a>\u00a0theme:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3028 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/48720881068_95289a62df_k-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buaisou_i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@Buaisu (opens in a new tab)\">@Buaisou-i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>La Baye des Anges, in katazome<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3008 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8374-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roketsuzome \/ Batik: reserve with wax applied in brush strokes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3030 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/48721218171_83cea83250_k-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buaisou_i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@Buaisu (opens in a new tab)\">@Buaisou-i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3029\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/48720883393_234e086d73_k-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1537\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buaisou_i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@Buaisu (opens in a new tab)\">@Buaisou-i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3032 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/48721391337_847f2c1233_k-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buaisou_i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@Buaisu (opens in a new tab)\">@Buaisou-i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3001 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8277-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creating pattern with screen print and discharge paste:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3003 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8307-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Karamatsu shibori:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3004 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8315-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The magic moment when the threads come out after dying and the pattern is revealed:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3037\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/48721387852_3f684e7509_k.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buaisou_i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@Buaisu (opens in a new tab)\">@Buaisou-i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3007 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8361-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Itajime shibori:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3006 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8335-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3005 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8334-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3012 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8613-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3013 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8615-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3017\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8688.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1765\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3021 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8753-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Colour<\/span><b>\u00a0chart creation:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It seems like a very straight forward thing to do, and it is. But it&rsquo;s also a very precise and time consuming piece to create, the kind of thing that one never finds the time to do, so it is a real treat to have.<\/p>\n<p>Kakuo patiently explains how it is done, while Harumi, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/harumi_textile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@harumi_textile<\/a>\u00a0(one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leafluberon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@leafluberon (opens in a new tab)\">@leafluberon<\/a> trio), patiently translates.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3011 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8602-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3009\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8393.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3010\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8455.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1365\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3015 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8641-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3033\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/48721392662_0699bf616b_k-754x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1390\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buaisou_i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@Buaisu (opens in a new tab)\">@Buaisou-i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Personal projects:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the last day, everyone is frantically finishing their lasts personal projects with our newly created indigo vat, which in the words on Kakuo, our instructor, \u00ab\u00a0is strong by virtue of all the passion we all put in its creation\u00a0\u00bb :))))<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Marianne, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marianne.aubry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@marianne.aubry<\/a>, one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leafluberon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@leafluberon (opens in a new tab)\">@leafluberon<\/a> trio and instructor at <a href=\"https:\/\/couleur-garance.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Couleur Garance<\/a> dyes one her trademark felt creations:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2980\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_6026.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1538\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photocredit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/masao_milkfilm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@masao_milkfilm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lise_camoin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@lise_camoin<\/a>\u00a0, also one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leafluberon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@leafluberon (opens in a new tab)\">@leafluberon<\/a> trio and instructor at <a href=\"https:\/\/couleur-garance.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Couleur Garance<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2981\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_6049.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1538\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photocredit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/masao_milkfilm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@masao_milkfilm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Harumi, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/harumi_textile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@harumi_textile<\/a>\u00a0(one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leafluberon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@leafluberon (opens in a new tab)\">@leafluberon<\/a> trio), is dying her trademark minutely pleated fabric, a shiborigami technique (see <a href=\"https:\/\/meiline.fr\/a-workshop-with-paul-jackson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Jackson&rsquo;s workshop training in Mei Line&rsquo;s blog<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3107\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-09-27-at-07.20.12.jpeg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photocredit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/harumi_textile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@harumi_textile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3106\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-09-27-at-07.19.13-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1365\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photocredit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/harumi_textile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@harumi_textile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Working on my Arashi shibori project<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2982\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_6389.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1538\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photocredit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/masao_milkfilm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@masao_milkfilm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Calandrage:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the last day, Kakuo also demonstrates the technique of \u00ab\u00a0calandrage\u00a0\u00bb or waterproofing cotton fabric by repetitive hammering of the fabric:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3020 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8731-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3019 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8725-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3035\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/48727013907_866fc909d9_k-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1537\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buaisou_i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@Buaisu (opens in a new tab)\">@Buaisou-i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Indigo master Kakuo Kaji, Buaisou&rsquo;s Founder<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2984 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_6682-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photocredit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/masao_milkfilm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@masao_milkfilm<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One last nostalgic look at the @ Buaisou indigo field on the last evening of our course<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2987\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_4416.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1431\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buaisou_i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@Buaisu (opens in a new tab)\">@Buaisou-i<\/a> \u00a0team surprises us with a proper diploma giving ceremony, on the last evening, it is very dificult to hold the tears back..<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3034 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/48726409928_f3fd408d92_k-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buaisou_i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@Buaisu (opens in a new tab)\">@Buaisou-i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thank you Kyoko-san, the brains behind the amazing communication of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buaisou_i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@Buaisu (opens in a new tab)\">@Buaisou-i<\/a>, and the eye being many of the pictures above.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2999 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_8173-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thank you master Kakuo Kaji-san and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buaisou_i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@Buaisu (opens in a new tab)\">@Buaisou-i<\/a> \u00a0team for sharing all this knowledge, and passion.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leafluberon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@leafluberon (opens in a new tab)\">@leafluberon<\/a> (Harumi-san, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/harumi_textile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@harumi_textile<\/a>\u00a0, Lise-san\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lise_camoin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@lise_camoin<\/a>\u00a0, Marianne-san, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marianne.aubry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@marianne.aubry<\/a>),\u00a0for making this happen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thank you Maso Suzuki-san,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/massosuzuki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@masosuzuki <\/a>\u00a0 (kneeling in black tshirt) for the translation and the infinite patience!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you Yuki Taniwaki-san, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/__buburchacha__\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@_buburchacha_<\/a>,\u00a0for your photographs and your lovely presence<\/p>\n<p>Thank you Masao Takahashi-san, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/masao_milkfilm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@masao_milkfilm<\/a>\u00a0, we were very honoured to have you for a day<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to all the travelling team for the good vibes ;)&#8230; missing you all!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3024 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Scan-37-1024x734.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"734\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buaisou_i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@Buaisu (opens in a new tab)\">@Buaisou-i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Back home, with many treasures&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2988\" src=\"https:\/\/labayedesanges.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_4438-650x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mei Line @Buaisu, indigo dying and reserve technique, slow fashion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1614\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 10 day training organised by @leafluberon in Tokushima, Japan, at the @Buaisou-i workshop. An eagerly anticipated trip which went way ahead of my expectations. Filled with people passionate about indigo, natural dying practices, sustainability, life and slow fashion; it was an experience I will treasure for the years to come! You can also find [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[170,500,9,526],"tags":[642,640,638,641,639,643],"class_list":["post-7077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-decorative-arts","category-design-2","category-interior-design","category-portfolio","tag-aidate","tag-buaisou","tag-indigo","tag-japan","tag-natural-dye","tag-reserve-technique"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7077"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7127,"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7077\/revisions\/7127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}