English subtitles of the interview with the former dyer MOB - 1

MOB introduces himself, gives the origin of his family and explains that it is linked to the royal line of Bwè. He then talks about the importance of dyeing in the past, when there were three workshops in the village. He then describes all the stages of dye production and use, from the cultivation of indigo plants to the calendering of fabrics, then the way in which he acquired his knowledge from his father, and finally the conditions under which the dyeing activity declined until it completely disappeared.

莫布（MOB）率先作了自我介绍，叙说了家族的起源，并阐明其家族与布韦（Bwè）王室血脉存在渊源。随后，他谈及了往昔染色技艺的重要地位，彼时村中曾开设三处染色工坊。其后，他详述了染料生产与使用的完整流程：从靛蓝植物的种植，直至织物的轧光整理；此外还讲述了自己从父亲处传承这门技艺的过程，最后说明了染色行当逐渐衰落乃至彻底消亡的具体缘由与背景条件。