Today I'm going to talk about Indigo. Indigo is a natural color that is used all over the world and has been for centuries. How did our ancestors, separated by the continents, use the exact same methods of cultivating, harvesting, extracting the colorant and prepare the dye bath? How did they know that such a beautiful color lie within the fibers of the leaves? And how did they know that they needed a mordant to fix the color? Ancient knowledge. It is truly amazing!
I look forward to next spring and summer to wear this gorgeous color. I love paring it with crisp white.
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