People have been wearing blue jeans for centuries. Originally, the blue color came from a natural indigo dye. The dye was chosen for the way it interacted with cotton. When heated, most dyes ...

Blue may be a universally beloved color ... in the Carolinas which became a cheaper source of the dye." The complexity and elusiveness of indigo immediately piques my curiosity, and I'm not ...

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

breathing new life into the deep hue known as Japan blue. He shares his thoughts on innovating indigo. He's dedicated to the ancient technique of using the leaves of the indigo plant to dye ...

Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times Once the only blue dye in Europe ... But over time, the plant was supplanted by indigo from Asia and, later, artificial dyes, said Chantal Armagnac ...

Production of indigo dye was a major industry in 19th century Bengal, India. Indigo factories were sited on river valleys for the water supply, and because indigo plants (several species of ...

can interact with one another through art.