Indigo powder, derived from the natural indigo pigment extracted from the indigo plant, is renowned for its use in dyeing fabrics and has gained considerable popularity in the hair dye industry ...

Indigo was once so vital to the state people called it “blue gold.” As interest in the dye reignites, historic sites are shining a light on its past.

Typically, heat is applied twice in the natural-dye process, the first time to extract pigment from the plant material. Then fabric that has been mordanted — pretreated with a metallic salt, to ...

Plant Based Dyes. Clip: Season 25 Episode 3 ... So it's actually the leaves of the plant, just like the Indigo plant. And so we would ferment them down into kind of like a paste, ...

She shared historical tales of traditional European methods, too — including vats of aged urine and indigo — that got Mr. Young pondering the era before synthetic aniline dyes were developed ...

Four cultural stewards of sustainability unpack how indigo embodies Black fashion’s legacy of labor, innovation, and enduring ...

This week, Panther Denim will introduce Planet Indigo at Kingpins Amsterdam, a collection offering a sustainable alternative to conventional denim. News Today's news ...

The art of indigo, natural dyes taught to college students in Baltimore 03:31. A Korean-born artist is passing down a centuries-old tradition to Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) students ...

Artist Leia Lewis feels she has had a spiritual awakening by using the blue dye made from the Indigo plant. Her show is now at SUMAS. USDA suspends1890 National Scholars Program for HBCUs.

To get that blue color, over 70,000 tons of indigo dye are made each year. When the dye (and garment dyes in general) isn’t handled properly, it can end up polluting waterways, damaging local ...