This blog post is about fabric dyeing with turmeric. Turmeric has got great potential to produce an incredibly strong yellow colour. Not just only good for you, eating wise. However, before I carry on I would say that this strong colour does not last forever. It is the same as other dyes like blackberry they […]
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This is a blog post on how to make bean curd skin rolls recipe. Bean curd roll is made from bean curd skin. It is also known as tofu skin. This bean curd skin can either be made at home from fresh soy milk or bought from Asian grocers. The shop ones are sold in
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This is a blog post on how to extract blue dye from woad plants. Once one knows how to extract blue dye from woad you will be able to use for fabric dyeing. Not too long ago I wrote a blog post on how to grow and harvest woad. Woad also is known as Isatis
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This is a bog post on making Assam laksa (Malaysian fish soup noodle) at home. Assam laksa which means soup noodles is a fish soup noodle that has got strong flavors. In order to make these strong flavors and to balance them a few key ingredients will make the difference. It’s a dish either you
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This is a blog post on making Chinese pork and prawn dumplings at home. Dumplings are like ravioli equivalent. Except that the filling is slightly different and there is no cheese at all. It’s also kid friendly and one can hide lots of greens in it as well. While it is possible to use ready
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This is a blog post on how to sew an open-ended zip. Open-ended zip is a zip that opens all the way out till it comes apart in two pieces. Like all things sewing the more detail the task is the more precision, it requires in achieving a good result. The is important where the
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This is a blog post on foraging / finding for shepherd’s purse. Recently over the last months, I have some fascination with shepherd’s purse. Shepherds purse the Latin name called Capsella bursa-pastoris as it’s seed resembles the purse of a shepherd. Here is more information on the wiki about it. It is an invasive weed
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