Atelier Shimura is currently running a series on "THE KYOTO," a platform that disseminates traditional culture and crafts from Kyoto, as well as useful tips for daily life.

This is the episode about onions. Onions are a very familiar food, but they are also a wonderful plant for dyeing. In the studio, onions are so highly valued that they are the first thing that comes to mind when talking about tea. Indigo and onions go very well together, like the relationship between the sea and the earth, so onion tea is often used in combination with indigo works. Please come and see the various teas that can be dyed in countless colors using mordants.

Read the article here