Another year has flown by. Now that Chinese New Year is coming soon I decided to publish this recipe post aside from my textile design work. So this is a blog post on how to make kuih bangkit (Tapioca cookies) at home. Kuih bangkit is a typical Chinese New Year cookie with Nyonya originating from […]
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This is a blog post on how to make Chee Cheong fun at home. I still write about recipes mainly it’s what I still do at home when I get time. Chee Cheong fun is called in Cantonese. In English translation rolled rice noodles resemble intestines due to their shape. Growing up in Malaysia we
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This blog post is on anthraquinones in natural dyeing. In these recent years, I got hooked on natural dyeing. As a result, I am now writing a series of groups in natural dyes that might help to categorise dyes much easier. Otherwise, it becomes a bit of a jumbled mix if I write about each
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Here is a blog post that took me a while to get right. This is how to print red with eucalyptus. It is not easy as it seems to get a red printout of the eucalyptus I found. If you are ever a natural / eco printer like I am now seeing these wonderful prints
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This is a blog post on growing and harvesting Pincushion flowers (Scabiosa). This year for the first time I have been growing them successfully. As they are easy to grow I am happy with the harvest I got this year. I grow them this year as after seeing some great eco prints on the purple
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Here is a blog post on how to wash and care for natural print fabrics. Naturally print or eco print is terms use frequently and they mean the same. These tips work the same as natural dyed fabrics as well. I am showing natural print as the change of print is shows up more. Natural
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This is a blog post on ‘how to extract indigo out of dried leaves’. The dried leaves that I am using are Japanese indigo (Persicaria tinctoria) leaves as they grow well in the UK weather. Here is an old blog post on how to grow them. To encourage more plant growth one needs to harvest
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