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  1. M

    The B word!!

    I read that eventually they'll build a UK Portal. If you sell to EU though, the responsible person has to be based in EU, so what happens there is anyone's guess.
  2. M

    You know you have soapy brain when......

    I actually did give out soaps at Halloween! Had made a load of calendula pumpkins, charcoal bats and cats, pure (white) skulls, burdock leaf (green) toads etc etc to sell from my barrow but my peddler's licence still hasn't come through (UK - have been waiting six weeks) so I put them out for...
  3. M

    Indigo pink

    You're welcome Ladka
  4. M

    Indigo pink

    I've taken photos of my woad soaps but my phone isn't connecting unfortunately. I add the blue woad powder at trace... 0.5g of blue woad powder per 300g oils -> pale blue 1g of blue woad powder per 300g oils -> medium blue 1.5g of blue woad powder per 300g oils -> dark blue I've run quite a...
  5. M

    Indigo pink

    The woad seed only remains viable for a year, so do make sure you use fresh seed. They're lovely plants that are easy to grow - they send a deep tap root down so very soon you don't even need to water them. They've a lot of medicinal anti-microbial properties as well. They're a member of the...
  6. M

    Indigo pink

    Hi everyone, first post though I've been soaking up your knowledge for months. I grew woad this year (UK) to colour my soaps and extracted the blue pigment from the leaves. I used the method of processing the leaves within an hour of picking. Tear the leaves and put into 90C water (with lid on)...
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