Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Singapore-based dye and chemical manufacturer DyStar has released a new indigo dyeing system that it says will drastically reduce ...

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. Dye from the indigo plant has been ...

Indigo dye reduction and fermentation microbiology encompass the study of microbial communities and enzymatic systems that facilitate the conversion of water‐insoluble indigo into a soluble leuco form ...

Think about classic blue jeans. The rich color comes from indigo, and it’s so ubiquitous both in fashion and in the American cultural imagination that it’s easy to imagine denim cloth as a naturally ...

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 art of indigo dyeing grew during the Bronze Age in India, where the tropical indigofera plant thrives. Employing this natural blue-violet compound for the purpose of printmaking and coloring ...

Aug. 11—Indigo blossoms once ran deep through the fields of South Carolina. As if out of the fairy tale "Rumpelstiltskin," the plant could be transformed into "blue gold" — at least, that's what many ...

Indigo was once so vital to the state people called it “blue gold.” As interest in the dye reignites, historic sites are ...

A giant steel pot filled with indigo dye is the center of activity at Jane Palmer’s industrial work space, Noon Design Studio and Natural Dye House. “Today it is indigo, but on any given day, we dye ...