INDIGO

Discover indigo, one of the most mystical yet widely used dyes in the world. Featuring inspirational images, this book shows you how to grow, extract, and dye with indigo.

From cowboys’ denim to the jeans in your wardrobe, indigo’s enduring popularity survives to this day. In this practical handbook, learn how to use this powerful pigment to breathe life into your clothes and craft projects. This book contains all the information you need to use natural or synthetic indigo, alongside a wealth of dying recipes with other plants and textile ideas.

The projects section includes guides on how to use your dyed textiles to create intricate moyo-sashi and hitome-sashi embroidery, patchwork quilts, or resist-dyed patterns. Weave using traditional ikat or boro techniques and dye beautiful honeycomb, storm, and geometric patterns. Take your ideas to the next level with this potent dye and create projects that are bound to astound.

• 144 pages
• Softcover