tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post7865181515992477321..comments2023-12-29T15:48:55.596-05:00Comments on Samurai Knitter: Orange.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-61058884644272161782008-01-18T16:31:00.000-05:002008-01-18T16:31:00.000-05:00My piano teacher was told to dye her hair with hen...My piano teacher was told to dye her hair with henna when she was performing in New York. She had one streak of white hair in the front. It turned pink. She never dyed it again. <BR/>Henna? Perfume? Maybe they were starved for the smell of spring greens.NeedleTarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918009777760522295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-45687924902503018082008-01-18T13:30:00.000-05:002008-01-18T13:30:00.000-05:00I dye my hair with henna and I can't imagine why a...I dye my hair with henna and I can't imagine why anyone would want ot use it as a perfume; it smells like grass clippings--or just grass, if you're of that persuasion. :)<BR/><BR/>Anyone who's of the gardening persuasion, BTW, the saffron crocus (Crocus sativa), is winter-hardy through Zone 7, and you can grow it outdoors in Zone 6 if you're willing to mulch for the winter. I don't know how many bulbs you'd need to get a useful amount of saffron, but they probably wouldn't take up too much real estate...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-25296945704566810152008-01-18T11:37:00.000-05:002008-01-18T11:37:00.000-05:00Henna as a desirable scent? I can't even imagine....Henna as a desirable scent? I can't even imagine. Generally I use henna (from lush.com) to dye my hair and I despise the odour so much that I'll often wash my hair several times the first day or so after and then wear it in a ponytail until the lingering fragrance vanishes completely. That being said, one of these days, that innocent ounce or two of natural merino roving *is* going to take a dip in some left over henna . . . love that hue.RobynRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731617033604966012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-20971336921796964512008-01-18T10:47:00.000-05:002008-01-18T10:47:00.000-05:00You do know we love this, right?MurrieYou do know we love this, right?<BR/><BR/>MurrieUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719990248207011016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-87419717401622577302008-01-18T10:03:00.000-05:002008-01-18T10:03:00.000-05:00Pink is a fairly new word as well. In Denmark, I ...Pink is a fairly new word as well. In Denmark, I went to see a Peter Sellers movie titled, "The Light-red Panther."<BR/><BR/>I am just loving these essays. More! More!roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-62741510810020476972008-01-18T08:46:00.000-05:002008-01-18T08:46:00.000-05:00Yet another awesome post! Thanks, Julie!And you'r...Yet another awesome post! Thanks, Julie!<BR/><BR/>And you're giving me ideas that might endanger the 50g of saffron I have sitting in my freezer - a gift a few years ago from a friend who traveled to Israel and Egypt...historicstitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17370128908373990078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-15650259593153815072008-01-18T08:32:00.000-05:002008-01-18T08:32:00.000-05:00Thank you for these Julie. I think I learned some...Thank you for these Julie. I think I learned some of this in an art class long ago but had forgotten I'd known it. It's interesting to read it and makes me look at the colors around me a little differently.Donna Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877384848664758611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-76347779849769944032008-01-18T06:57:00.000-05:002008-01-18T06:57:00.000-05:00In Swedish the old terms for orange are "gulröd" (...In Swedish the old terms for orange are "gulröd" (very close to the OE word you posted) which means yellow-red or "brandgul" which means fire-yellow.<BR/><BR/>And in response to louiz's comment the Danish word for carrot is "gulerod" - "yellow root".<BR/><BR/>And concerning colours in different cultures, did you know that there is no separate word for green in Japanese? The word "aoi" translates to both blue and green. The word "midori" means greenery, but apart from that the only word for green (afaik) would be the loanword "guriin".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-40709737653326448372008-01-18T06:18:00.000-05:002008-01-18T06:18:00.000-05:00The newness of "orange" is presuambly why red hair...The newness of "orange" is presuambly why red hair is called that... and did you know carrots were not orange until quite recently? http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/history.htmlLouizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691100508790921779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-83109961546380177452008-01-17T23:40:00.000-05:002008-01-17T23:40:00.000-05:00Hi Julie - A bit like Playboy, I'm a long time rea...Hi Julie - <BR/><BR/>A bit like Playboy, I'm a long time reader, first time commentor :)<BR/><BR/>I am finding your colour posts very interesting, and this one is quite timely as I am in Thailand and am seeing buddhist monks in their saffron coloured robes on a daily basis. Would you think that these items would have been dyed with actual saffron (ie - is it included with religious textiles?) or would some less scarce dye have been used? It appears that nowadays they use several different dyes because they vary from vibrant glow-in-the-dark 80s orange to very subdued fade-into-the-background dusky hues.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I would ask them, but out of respect for the culture, it wouldn't do for a female to approach a monk. Perhaps I can find a book about it when I get back to Krung-threp (Bangkok)<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the essay, but had to show some proper apreciation for a change :)Ginger_nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126397199192010147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-67298607324163430072008-01-17T22:26:00.000-05:002008-01-17T22:26:00.000-05:00Seriously, dude--I'm sending your 'articles' to my...Seriously, dude--I'm sending your 'articles' to my science department--and now, the art department. I'm really enjoying them! (You should get an honorary degree in something for this...just print out your blog archives and jump up and down shouting 'see!!!!! and unlike Cassie Edwards, I cited my sources, dammit!)Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-40921126278327336652008-01-17T19:54:00.000-05:002008-01-17T19:54:00.000-05:00I'm loving this. You should charge for your "lect...I'm loving this. You should charge for your "lectures."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com