Indigo Pals Go ‘Round the Outside: Loup Charmant & Charleston’s Sea Island Indigo Retreat
Kim Cihlar, editor of Fashion Whirled was able to come and spend the day with us recently on our big indigo retreat with Sea Island and write a story on…
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Botanical Colors How Tos
…other dyes to be successful. See our instructions for different types of indigo vats below! Indigo Instructions May 8, 2023 Our indigo instructions originally used a recipe based on Michel…
Q & A: Round Up of Scouring + Mordanting 101
…attached to the fiber but adding alum bonds it into place. I dye with indigo. I bought some dyed wool to dye with indigo to change the color. I did…
How to Make a 1-2-3 Fructose Indigo Vat
…off of this gpL number. These amounts are for natural indigo powder, not for fresh indigo leaves, sukumo or instant indigo. If you have made your own indigo pigment, you…
How to Make a 1-2-3 Henna Indigo Vat
…you can calculate the other ingredients based off of this gpL number. These amounts are for natural indigo powder, not for fresh indigo leaves, sukumo or instant indigo. If you…
How to Make a 1-2-3 Iron Indigo Vat
…ingredients based off of this gpL number. These amounts are for natural indigo powder, not for fresh indigo leaves, sukumo or instant indigo. If you have made your own indigo…
Frequently Asked Questions About Indigo
Glossary Indigo: Indigo is a pigment from the leaves of the indigo plant called Indigofera tinctoria, one of the oldest dyes known to humankind. It is the only natural plant-based blue and its…
FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Indigo Vat pH, Painting & Reusing Mordant Baths
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…
Mordant Monday: Walnut, Madder, Iron and Indigo
…post-dip or madder dyeing and before dipping into indigo. Rinse after the final indigo dip and air dry away from direct sunlight. We always dip our indigo at least twice….