Studio Z House
Yukie Taylor
P. O. Box 42, Bucoda, WA 98530
(360)278-3011

Welcome to blue-and-white textile
handwork from Japan.
Japanese traditional natural Indigo dye
that explores the color blue on the
fabric or yarn - as cotton, hemp, silk,
wool or rayon.
The poetic Japanese sensibility
regarding indigo is something one
experiences in the culture, the
aesthetic, history and even in the
language itself.
Cloth dyed with indigo has been dated
as early as 2,500 B. C., and the color
blue has been associated with royalty
of divinity in many cultures, from
ancient Egypt to Guatemala and
Norway.
Levi Strauss made first jeans for the
gold miners in California sometime
around 1870, and the word "Aizome"
(Indigo dye) was already mentioned in
Japanese history about 1,500 years
ago. Color blue has never faded from
our life and is still shining today.
The fact that indigo is the only dye in
the plant kingdom that is colorfast and
will dye both vegetable and animal
fibers has contributed to its value
throughout time.