<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/stories/dye-magic-changes-yellow-to-japan-blue.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>11/03/2021</pubDate><title>Dye Magic Changes Yellow to 'Japan Blue'</title><description>On a cool autumn afternoon outside Franklin &amp; Marshall's Brooks College House, dozens of students gathered around as Ken-ichi Miura explained shibori, a Japanese tie-dyeing technique. Miura, senior teaching professor and the director of the Japanese Program, said the practice of traditional Japanese indigo dyeing is called "Aizome," which he demonstrated for students before they began turning their fabric tote bags and T-shirts in various designs of blue.</description><author>Peter Durantine</author><image><img src="/uploads/files/137200489938328936-11-01-shibori-09-dg.0.38.1200.723.full.jpg" alt="Buckets for the dye."/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>Brooks College House</tag><tag>Japanese Language</tag></tags></item>