1:05:11
A long time ago they didn't waste the remaining water which we got
from compressing it earlier. Now this by-product usually goes
unsaved.
1:05:15
The crimson color, which is still in the leftover water, could be used
for making a dye, which cloth can be stained in. This is the
"benibana-dye."
1:05:23
Be dyed! Be dyed!/It's benibana-dye!
1:05:28
Nice colors dye well--Nice colors make my heart brave.
1:05:33
It's said that the village women, who were denied the rouge or bright
kimonos, used to add color to their simple lives by using the
benibana-dye.
1:05:48
The remaining yellow color dissolves in water, and the cotton or hemp
is dyed with a beautiful light rouge color.
1:05:56
Oh, pretty!
1:05:59
Although a little time and labor has been cut these days, by using
machines for example, every day they repeat the work of harvesting
the flowers.
1:06:44
The flower-patties get moldy easily, so precise timing when harvesting
the flowers is necessary, for they never wait.
1:06:50
If you turn around after you've finally finished picking the flowers,
you'll see that other new flowers have emerged in the meantime.