Indigo Vat Blue Dye

Product Description

Natural Indigo Dye is an extract prepared from Indigofera tinctoria which is cultivated for this purpose. Indigo is the legendary source of colourfast blues and its ability to produce a wide range of shades has made it the most successful dye plant ever known. Indigo grows all over the world but flourishes best in hot, sunny, humid areas. Indigo can give clear blues that range from the tint of a pale sky to a deep navy that is almost black. Our indigo comes from a farm in south India and is very strong (approx 50% indigotin). It reduces beautifully in an indigo vat.

The dyed material has good fastness to light and wash.

Rubbing fastness is reasonably good. The illustration of the plant is enclosed.