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Make An Easy, Organic Indigo Vat

…ingredients to create natural colors. One of the things that he demonstrated to us was to be fearless about the indigo fermentation vat. What a gift! For me, the indigo…

FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Indigo Painting + Indigo Vats

This week: Indigo painting and temperamental indigo vats Every week, we are emailed with questions from our natural dye community that are worth sharing. Of course, all of your burning…

FEEDBACK FRIDAY: This Week in Natural Dye Questions

…it react with the rest of the vat. Related links: Michel Garcia’s 1-2-3 Vat Hints & Tips for Natural Dyers: How to Minimize Indigo Crocking Round-Up of Indigo Dyeing Questions…

Seven swatches of blue fabric from very pale on the left to dark navy blue on the right

A Deep Dive into the 1-2-3 Indigo Vat

Indigo gradation from Aboubakar Fofana’s workshop on indigo. The vat is a 7gpl fructose vat. Diving into indigo blue We have been working with the 1-2-3 indigo vat for nearly…

How to Mordant with Aluminum Sulfate

…exception of indigo (as a vat dye, it does not require a mordant), this is not an optional step. Mordanting provides the dyer flexibility as fibers can be mordanted in…

How to Mordant

…With the exception of indigo (as a vat dye, it does not require a mordant), this is not an optional step. However, there are many different mordants you can use….

How to Mordant with Aluminum Acetate

…the exception of indigo (as a vat dye, it does not require a mordant), this is not an optional step. (Check out our Q & A: Round Up of Scouring…

How to Mordant with Tannin and Alum

…the most durable and long-lasting colors. With the exception of indigo (as a vat dye, it does not require a mordant), this is not an optional step. Mordanting provides the…

How to Mordant with Symplocos

…indigo (as a vat dye, it does not require a mordant), this is not an optional step. (Check out our Q & A: Round Up of Mordanting + Scouring 101 here.)…

How to Mordant with Aluminum Triformate

…indigo (as a vat dye, it does not require a mordant), this is not an optional step. (Check out our Q & A: Round Up of Mordanting + Scouring 101 here.)…