LONDON, Oct. S. The struggle between the natural and the artificial indigos continues to be waged in the dye market and in the trade journals.

Indigo powder is a natural hair dye with a long history of use, but it can cause allergic reactions in sensitive individuals. Those with dry, flaky scalps should avoid it, ...

indigo or woad for blue Natural dye will only bond with natural fibre: cotton, linen, flax, silk and wool Take account of shrinkage while simmering – wool may shrink significantly Some of the ...

Natural indigo dye has been used worldwide for thousands of years, but the invention of synthetic indigo dye in the 1800s caused the industry to crater. In Japan's Tokushima Prefecture ...

Natural dyes from kola nuts and indigo have been used to make tie-dye in Gambia for generations. But more and more artisans have been replacing these traditional ingredients with imported chemical ...

Today, Quigley operates Green Matters Natural Dye Company out of a former cattle barn in Gap, Pennsylvania. Standing next to a giant vat of blue dye made from indigo, Quigley used a paddle to turn a ...

the dye that makes blue jeans so ubiquitous is actually made from fossil fuels and toxic chemicals. For thousands of years, when humans wanted to get a deep blue color, they used natural indigo ...

Over the past two decades, textile designer Shelly Jyoti has been studying the natural indigo dye, one of the world’s most ancient dyes, with roots dating back to the second millennium BC ...

For Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we're recognizing artist Rosa Chang, who teaches a traditional indigo and natural dye class at MICA called "Mindful Colors ...