All the clothes were dyed with cochineal, indigo, and Mexican Caesalpinia. And the prints with deadheads of flowers foraged along Kingsland basin and De Beauvoir square.

Muicle - fermented and in its bluish-purple stage... if I could describe the dye that comes from the plant Justicia spicigera or Mexican honeysuckle it would be chameleon dye. Can you see how it oxides? 💜💜 Since, about 5 different colours can be extracted from the same bath, such as pink, lilac, purple, blue and greenish grey. Using dried leaves and stems, this is a bath that I have curing and fermenting for about two weeks. It is a substantive dye, therefore, it can be used without the need for mordant. The use of muicle dates back to pre-Hispanic times in Mexico, Traditionally it is used to combat diabetes, diarrhea of different origins, anemia, as a detoxifying, digestive, antipyretic and antibiotic in addition to the fact that it is a natural dye and is absolutely wonderful.

This kite was made with an offcut of silks from my first collection, so no waste and the celebration of the beauty of the natural colours dancing with the wind of the beautiful Carne beach in Cornwall, UK.