In this instructional video we show how to grow and process Japanese indigo using the precipitation or wet processing method. This video was prepared in Bells Bend and Nashville, Tennessee USA order to help growers and craft people interested in using or growing natural dyes. Video created with support of Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (USDA SARE). Video filmed at Sulfur Creek Farm, part of Bells Bend Farms.
Precipitation method is applicable to Japanese indigo (Polygonum tinctorium) as well as tropical Indigo varieties native to India and Asia (Indigofera tinctoria), as well as Mexico and the Caribbean islands (Indigofera suffruticosa). With some modification it can likely be used with European Woad (Isatis tinctoria), a cooler climate blue pigment.
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6 сен 2024