FEEDBACK FRIDAY: This Week in Natural Dye Questions
…indigo vat and wondering if I should start a whole new vat or add to the one I have. Pros and cons? Aboubakar Fofana believes that an indigo vat has…
…indigo vat and wondering if I should start a whole new vat or add to the one I have. Pros and cons? Aboubakar Fofana believes that an indigo vat has…
This week on FEEDBACK FRIDAY: The science of pH and your indigo vat, painting with indigo flowers and reusing that mordant bath Every week for FEEDBACK FRIDAY, we are emailed…
…requires more alkali or reducing agent. We provide handy instructions that help you read pH strips, even with indigo vats. I have not been able to get my indigo vat…
…in my vat do something to my vat? Is this vat completely ruined? KATHY ANSWERED: Citric acid would have created a very acidic indigo vat, which is not at all…
…your organic indigo to make fructose vats the last couple of years. Can I ask how much indigo you recommend to achieve a dark color blue, dyeing from a 5…
…sounds like the indigo is touching the side of the vat that has oxidized indigo build up, or it’s bobbing to the surface with the indigo flower and getting marked…
…fibers (I work with paper). Do you have directions on preparing a ferrous indigo vat? The ferrous vat is a type of 1-2-3 vat. Use the following proportions of 1…
…the roots as those will work, too. Use the liquid from soaking as part of your vat liquid. The ingredients for a fermentation vat are indigo, madder root, and sometimes…
…all the questions answered we didn’t get to. Stay tuned. For now check out our How-To pages featuring indigo instructions on the 1-2-3 vat, facts on indigo, and so many…
…Also, other types of indigo vats (like fermentation vats), need constant warmth and that’s where all the additional warming equipment comes in. For a 1-2-3 type vat, this is not…