Utah State University Extension is bringing traditional indigo dyeing back into home gardens with a comprehensive three-part guide to growing, extracting, and dyeing with Japanese indigo (Persicaria ...

The traditional indigo dyeing process has considerable room for improvement, especially given how manufacturers often use substantial amounts of chemicals, water and energy to infuse yarns with the ...

In Central Europe, a rare, centuries-old practice has influenced the language, dress and culture of several nations. Wearing all-blue attire – blue jeans, blue vest, an indigo blue-and-white patterned ...

Natural indigo dye has been used worldwide for thousands of years, but the invention of synthetic indigo dye in the 1800s caused the industry to crater. In Japan's Tokushima Prefecture, only a handful ...