Indigo is a cornerstone of denim production, yet its environmental impact remains shrouded in mystery—even within the ...

Blue Hands Collective, a collaborative of fiber artists and indigo enthusiasts, holds events, lectures and classes around the ...

Here's how natural indigo is still grown and fermented in Japan, despite the fashion industry's dependence on synthetic dyes.

The planter urges not only that the vegetable dye is more durable, but that it contains an impurity, "indigo red," which, if present to a small extent only, renders the indigo more valuable for ...

Artistic Garment Industries (AGI Denim) uses both approaches in a new concept called Ceramic Blue. The shade uses Chip-off ...

He uses indigo dye extensively in his designs -- see his Etsy page-- and teaches workshops in the processing and dyeing techniques that bring out the vibrant semi-tones between blue and violet.

Researchers have uncovered the earliest known use of indigo dye, discovered in an unusually well-preserved 6,000-year-old Andean cotton fabric from Peru, predating indigo use in Egypt by 1500 years.

When the outcome of a craft project is a surprise, it's often not a good surprise. My recent experience trying indigo dyeing in Tokyo was an exception to that rule.

When the outcome of a craft project is a surprise, it’s often not a good surprise. My recent experience trying indigo dyeing in Tokyo was an exception to that rule.

Producing indigo dye is a bit like making beer, she explained, as we piled into her indigo Subaru. The leaves are steeped and fermented in water but that doesn’t produce the breathtaking color.

This indigo tie-dye kit from Brooklyn-based studio Upstate brought me hours of enjoyment in a pandemic, refreshed Brooklinen sheets, tie-dye biker shorts, and more.