Indigo Natural Dye Powder

TRUE INDIGO! Produces the palest blue to nearly black depending on how you create your vat. It does not require you to mordant your fabrics, but you must properly reduce the dye. It requires an alkaline bath and reduction (removing oxygen) using fructose, ferrous sulfate, henna, used madder root, spoiled fruit, or chemicals (thiox or sodium hydrosulfite). If unfamiliar with indigo dyeing, try one of our kits is suggested. It comes with thorough instructions. Botanical Name: Indigofera Tinctoria; Indigo is natural dye used since ancient times to produce beautiful blues that range from sky blue to deep, almost black blue. Frequently, people are nervous about dyeing with indigo. It is a tricky dye to work with, mostly because it is not water soluble.To solve this problem we extracted the main coloring component from the leaves of Indigofera Tinctoria plant by using biological and eco- friendly methods. The main main coloring component of indigo blue is indigotin.Indigo is a dark blue crys