Alert icon
We're changing our privacy policy. This stuff matters.  Learn more  Dismiss

Sowing Woad Seeds

Loading...

Sign in or sign up now!
1,882
Loading...
Alert icon
Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon

Uploaded by on Mar 11, 2007

Teresinha sowing woad seeds for natural dye production. It is warm enough to sow woad seeds in the UK when daffodils are in flower.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

License:

Standard YouTube License

  • likes, 1 dislikes

Link to this comment:

Share to:
see all

All Comments (9)

Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment!
  • Woad was used in ancient Egypt and had been discovered on mummy cloth. The Jewish people have long searched for the biblical blue which was lost over 1,500 years ago. It is called the Tekhelet. Many thought it was from the Murex snail. I believe tekhelet was made from woad. It passes all biblical and talmudic tests. To read more about this just google What is the True Tekhelet? by Dr. Curtis Ward.

  • Woad is identical in both color and chemistry to indigofera tinctoria and the dye from the Murex snail.

  • @MIKETHEGLASS it is chemically almost the same dye as indigo - it was used to dye fabic blue before america was discovered.

  • it can be used to dye clothes n stuff aswell

  • didnt they mix the woad pigment with animal fat then paint it on? still cool lookin'

  • on my allotment Woad on fire

  • what qualities or uses does woad have, i have only heard of it as a body dye used by ancient britons? very interesting thanks mike

Loading...
0 / 00Unsaved Playlist Return to active list
    1. Your queue is empty. Add videos to your queue using this button:
      or sign in to load a different list.
    Loading...Loading...Saving...
    • Clear all videos from this list
    • Learn more