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

refers to the practice of printing a dye-resistant paste onto a cloth before it is dyed indigo. The paste prevents the dye from penetrating the design. To apply the designs onto the cloth, ...

The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 marked Gandhi’s first major movement in India. In today’s Knowledge Nugget traces the causes ...

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 ...

They planted indigo and soon began dying fabric with dye produced from the plants. “Dyeing lets us forget the bad things” for a while, Mori said. “It’s a process of healing for us.” ...

Kaji Kakuo is revolutionizing the 400-year-old tradition of Japanese indigo dyeing, breathing new life into the deep hue known as Japan blue. He shares his thoughts on innovating indigo.

“Their spring collections highlight an innovation in indigo dyeing, created in collaboration with a denim mill using regenerative cotton and a new bio-based, eco-indigo dye.” Barron herself ...

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 ...

Read the following text and answer questions 1-9 below: [1] From the tips of his fingers to well above his wrists, Toshiharu Furusho’s skin has taken on the colour of his profession. The 74-year ...