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Posted by Catherine Carwright-Jones on April 28, 2004 at 17:09:17:

Vashma (Washma) is a name for the half-fermented state of indigo!
There are several different words for indigo in its several different
states! There is the plant and dried leaf. There is the
half-fermented state. There is the fully fermented and oxidized
state. Perfectly reasonable there should be different words for the
different states, (like wheat, four, dough, bread) and that in
different languages these would have different expressions of such.

I can see why it was listed as green dye, but was associated with
black and dark brown hair dye! If you wet up some of the
half-fermented indigo, and plop it on cloth, it first bleeds out
green, then that oxidizes to blue. Duuuuuuuuuuuh it all fits together
now. Now, to go back and fix those pages.

That was one LONG dig!(falls over backwards smoke pouring out of ears)

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: Vashma (Washma) is a name for the half-fermented state of indigo! : There are several different words for indigo in its several different : states! There is the plant and dried leaf. There is the : half-fermented state. There is the fully fermented and oxidized : state. Perfectly reasonable there should be different words for the : different states, (like wheat, four, dough, bread) and that in : different languages these would have different expressions of such. : : I can see why it was listed as green dye, but was associated with : black and dark brown hair dye! If you wet up some of the : half-fermented indigo, and plop it on cloth, it first bleeds out : green, then that oxidizes to blue. Duuuuuuuuuuuh it all fits together : now. Now, to go back and fix those pages. : : That was one LONG dig!(falls over backwards smoke pouring out of ears)
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