Indigo

This week: How to make an indigo iron vat, can dyes expire and washfastness

This week, we’ve got video from our live FEEDBACK FRIDAY exploring a version of the famous 1-2-3 indigo vat using iron. Watch the recording here: 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 for achieving darker shades, but […]

This week: Indigo painting and temperamental indigo vats

This week on FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Painting using the indigo flower pigment and how to strip color from a naturally dyed fiber

This week on FEEDBACK FRIDAY: When overdyeing indigo with weld, mordanting before or after?

There are so many terms and techniques in the natural dye space and unless you work in a natural dye house full-time or have been doing dyeing since time immemorial, you’re not apt to know everything. We created this glossary of terms so that you can look like a plant dye master and a natural […]

This week: Indigo for printing and how is calcium hydroxide and tortilla masa linked?

This week: Making a powerful indigo vat for a 5 gallon bucket

This week: scouring, reducing, hydrating and are fresh flowers better than dry flowers for natural dyeing?

This week: Great tips for the famous Michel Garcia 1-2-3 indigo vat!