Utah State University Extension is bringing traditional indigo dyeing back into home gardens with a comprehensive three-part guide to growing, extracting, and dyeing with Japanese indigo (Persicaria ...
When the outcome of a craft project is a surprise, it’s often not a good surprise. My recent experience trying indigo dyeing in Tokyo was an exception to that rule. Dye from the indigo plant has been ...
When the outcome of a craft project is a surprise, it’s often not a good surprise. My recent experience trying indigo dyeing in Tokyo was an exception to that rule. Dye from the indigo plant has been ...
Not only does turmeric yield a bright, saturated yellow color as a dye, it also has healing, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. In Ayurvedic medicine, the turmeric-dyed cloth is actually ...
Afterbaths are useful for expanding the range of dye colors from one dye vat. Yarns can be immersed in afterbaths directly, or soon after they are removed from the dye pot. Preparing the baths is ...
The art of indigo dyeing grew during the Bronze Age in India, where the tropical indigofera plant thrives. Employing this natural blue-violet compound for the purpose of printmaking and coloring ...
When the outcome of a craft project is a surprise, it’s often not a good surprise. My recent experience trying indigo dyeing in Tokyo was an exception to that rule. Dye from the indigo plant has been ...
Utah State University Extension is bringing traditional indigo dyeing back into home gardens with a comprehensive three-part guide to growing, extracting, and dyeing with Japanese indigo (Persicaria ...