We left the bustling city and embraced nature at Ohara, a rural town nestled in the mountains of northern Kyoto!
Here we were, after a 40 minute bus ride! (:
Everywhere was photo worthy!
My cousin, Yuxin!
We enrolled ourselves for a vegetable dyeing workshop and after a detailed lecture, we had a hands-on experience in dyeing our own fabrics!
So this was what greeted us at Ohara Kobo! A house full of beautifully-dyed sashes and shawls!!
Sensei Weda first went through with us on the basics of dyeing and what plants and materials are used to create the colors! And did you know that all 3 primary colors were achieved using plants! Let me share some fun-facts with you in the next few photos!! (:
Did you know that red roots were where we can get red colored dye?
And it's from the Indigo plant that we get the blues! Notice the dried blue leaves? Most leaves turn brown when dried, but indigo leaves remained blue in color!!
Indigo dye began with green!
My very arty Gugu Julie and Cousin, Yuxin!
Yuxin and I rinsing and soaking the fabrics in boiling hot dye over and over again!
Yuxin and I rinsing and soaking the fabrics in boiling hot dye over and over again!
The green color dye eventually turned into blue upon contact with air. Tie-dye time!!
Yuxin is so good at this!! Look at her masterpiece of tie-dye after we were done with the rinsing and soaking!!
And here were our creations which we left out in the sun to dry!!
We made 3 sashes to take home with us!
Our sashes against the beautiful scenery of Ohara
We took a photo with Sensei Weda before we left Ohara to head back to Shijo-dori! I have always visited bustling cities but I haven't visited anywhere like Ohara which was such a beautiful tranquil rural village.
I have done a lot of sightseeing, shopping and cafe-hopping, but I have never done any hands on activities like tie-dyeing and to do it from scratch. It was really a great experience to be able to do something out of the ordinary. Being able to visit a home in Ohara, spending half a day there like a local.
I have done a lot of sightseeing, shopping and cafe-hopping, but I have never done any hands on activities like tie-dyeing and to do it from scratch. It was really a great experience to be able to do something out of the ordinary. Being able to visit a home in Ohara, spending half a day there like a local.
Thank you for the Travel Made Different experience, Ohara! Thank for giving us this special moment that is out of the ordinary.
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