Indigo techniques

Today, India's indigo craftsmanship continues to thrive, blending ancient methods with contemporary applications. Artisans across the country preserve traditional techniques while embracing sustainable practices, ensuring the legacy of indigo dye remains integral to India's cultural heritage and textile industry.

Shibori is a much more exciting and ancient version of the tie-dye fun we all had at summer camp. It’s the process of binding your fabric with twine, rope, clips, and clamps as well as cardboard, rocks, poles, etc. and hand-dyeing it for a beautiful dye-resist pattern. The end result is a unique, one-of-a-kind patterned…

I travel an hour west of Tokyo, to a small mountain village, in hopes to learn as much as I can about the indigo dyeing process in one day. I’m meeting Bryan Whitehead and visiting his studi…

I've been playing around with using freeze dried indigo crystals to set up an indigo vat. Very easy and very nice results! Using the crystals, you skip the mashing and fermenting steps - something I definitely want to try doing, but out of the question now. While I live in Phoenix and it gets very hot here, it's not tropical, so the main indigo bearing plants won't grow here. I've had pretty good luck growing temperate vegetables by planting them in September, though, which might work with…

Love creating and looking to dive into the colorful world of blue hues? Our guide will help you learn about indigo dyeing, so you can get inspired and create incredible indigo projects! Tap the pin to see the guide now!

Shibori is a Japanese dye technique. You fold the clothes into patterns & secure them with string. Here are 8 easy shibori tie dye patterns for beginners.

Slowstitch Studio on Instagram: "Crafting process of the inidgo dyed Crests linen shawl. This pattern with its classic blue and white colorway was designed to showcase indigo's many subtle shades and gradations on one piece. Each motif was carefully stitched and bound with thread before the entire fabric was submerged in our dye vats. Crafted on a 100% linen fabric with subtle textural details."

Interested in creating unique designs on fabric? How about trying Shibori tie-dyeing? Jean Boyd starts off the week with a list of what we need to get started.

Blue Bee Tie Dye on Instagram: "Diamonds Shibori🪡🧶 #tiedyefashion #tiedyetutorial #indigotiedye #indigodye #indigodyeing #naturaldyes #tiedyeworkshop #indigoworkshop #indigodyeworkshop #tiedyetechnique #tiedyediy #indigoshibori #tiedyevideo #tiedyeart"

THE KINDCRAFT expains the step-by-step process in making natural indigo dye from plant to paste in Thailand.

We continue our Shibori Indigo Dye Series today. We are sharing a few more Shibori techniques that we used to make into beautiful pillow covers!

Lisa - Indigowares - slow fashion style on Instagram: "This is for you if you love making, crafting , creating- DOING! Here’s my quick shibori radial pattern idea. Using a square piece of fine muslin cotton, lollipop sticks and clothes begs ( plus elastic bands to tightly wind around the lollipop sticks) and a NATURAL INDIGO VAT. Do you think you like to try this? Follow us for more diy shibori pattern ideas 💭 Share this with someone who needs a boost 🌈 ••••••• #indigodyed…

Easy Shibori Techniques to Try. DIY: How To Shibori Dye Tutorial