We've been digging ochre from the ground near Wadi Mujib on the shore of the Dead Sea.
Sometimes it seems the rocks are sweating with color. Or maybe it was just the 45 degree (105 F) heat that made us think so. The crusty stuff is salt - stained with ochre.
Arwa strikes a pose in front of the setting sun.
After we dye the cotton we sew it into colorful market bags like this one.
Tomorrow we are going to spin wool and experiment with the mud dyes. Usually protein fibres take dye much better than cellulose. We'll post the results.
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