This is a blog post on how to extract indigo out of dried leaves. The dried leaves that I am using are Japanee indigo (Persicaria tinctoria) leaves as they grow well in the UK weather. Here is an old blog post on how to grow them. To encourage more plant growth one needs to harvest […]
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This is a blog post on making an organic indigo vat. After my initial experiments using thiox in indigo vat I have decided to move to a much more environmentally friendly indigo vat. Here is my old blog post on how to make thiox indigo vat. Although it is more environmentally friendly it is also
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Here is a blog post on dyeing with pre-reduced indigo dye powder and mixes. Today I have tried a pre-reduced indigo dye. I live in the UK there is not much chance of growing my own indigo in my back garden here. Therefore, I relay heavily on store/ online bought indigo. I found out that
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This is a blog post on how to dye fabrics using indigo. This indigo vat is using hydro sulphate method. There 3 different methods to mix indigo vat using different ingredients. The goals of these ingredients are the same as it’s the deoxygenation process that is necessary to so that indigo turns and dyes the
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Here is a blog post on setting up equipment for indigo fabric dyeing. Recently I have started to experiment with indigo dyeing at home. I had great success being it my first time. I have always love natural dyeing. As it’s something that is easy to achieve at home without the need of space or
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