Indigo

Shibori — this is how Japanese pronounce this word! Jap. 絞り染め, dyeing by binding is one of the world's oldest fabric dyeing technology. The earliest specimens of fabrics, painted this way, existing in Japan, belong to the 8th century!  Until the 20th century Japan ...

Being engaged in printing and dyeing fabric, we are always interested how Indigo craftsmen work in other countries. We collect information, look it up, read. So, we will share it with you.   Our story is about the family workshop of Joseph and Miriam Kó, located in Burgenland. ...

Indigo is one of the oldest colors. Its age is completely indecent, scientists date the first mention of Indigo to 3 millennium BC. The dye was extracted from the leaves of indigofera, an Indian bean plant. Actually, that is why it got its name — Indigo — Indian. In the valley of the Indus the paint ...

I have known that basma is a natural dye for hair for a long time. But I've recently found out that basma is a grayish-green powder made of indigo leaves. And indigo is a plant containing a blue indigo dye. "Why not to try to get the blue dye from basma?!" — I thought and ran to a ...