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 10 years and over time made some adjustments to the original recipe from Michel Garcia. Here we share a recent experiment where we set up […]
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Video From LIVE FEEDBACK FRIDAY: 1-2-3 Indigo Vat
This week’s FEEDBACK FRIDAY was on the famous 1-2-3 indigo vat! Presenting this week? The best of the best, Botanical Colors Founder/President Kathy Hattori joined by Botanical Colors’ team member Kate Rosendale. Watch the video HERE. We get more questions about indigo than any other dye, so we decided to update our online information and […]
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Video From Live FEEDBACK FRIDAY: The 1-2-3 Indigo Vat Using Iron
This week, we’ve got video from our live FEEDBACK FRIDAY exploring a version of the famous 1-2-3 indigo vat using iron. Here’s the link for today’s recording (Access Password: 80PX94) This time around we explored a version of the famous 1-2-3 indigo vat using iron (ferrous sulfate) as our reducing agent. This is a useful vat […]
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FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Clean Dye Studios and Vinegar Post-Bath For Everything?
This week: Clean dye studios, saturated color and vinegar post-bath for everything?
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FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Indigo Painting + Indigo Vats
This week: Indigo painting and temperamental indigo vats
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FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Natural Dye Ink for Fiber Painting
This week: How to use natural dye ink for painting on canvases and clothing
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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
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FEEDBACK FRIDAY: This Week in Natural Dye Questions
This week: Making a powerful indigo vat for a 5 gallon bucket
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FEEDBACK FRIDAY: This Week in Natural Dye Questions
This week: What’s all this pH talk with indigo vats and cruelty free color for yarn
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FEEDBACK FRIDAY: This Week in Natural Dye Questions
This week: Getting that indigo vat to work
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