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.

The wintersweet episode has begun. Many of the plants we dye are shared with us by chance, and the other day we visited Keihoku, Ukyo Ward, in the northern part of Kyoto City , to prune wintersweet . What kind of colors can we get from wintersweet growing lushly on the mountain slopes? Please come and take a look at the colors of the dye liquid that has been carefully boiled.

Vol.1 article is here