But indigo, whether natural or synthetic, does not dissolve in water to become liquid dye. Instead, it must be altered using harsh chemicals that bind the dye to clothing fibers.

To get that blue color, over 70,000 tons of indigo dye are made each year. When the dye (and garment dyes in general) isn’t handled properly, it can end up polluting waterways, damaging local ...

The planter urges not only that the vegetable dye is more durable, but that it contains an impurity, "indigo red," which, if present to a small extent only, renders the indigo more valuable for ...

Blue Hands Collective, a collaborative of fiber artists and indigo enthusiasts, holds events, lectures and classes around the ...

This week, Panther Denim will introduce Planet Indigo at Kingpins Amsterdam, a collection offering a sustainable alternative to conventional denim. News Today's news ...

Researchers have uncovered the earliest known use of indigo dye, discovered in an unusually well-preserved 6,000-year-old Andean cotton fabric from Peru, predating indigo use in Egypt by 1500 years.

By dyeing denim with indigo foam, instead of massive vats of liquid dye, Wrangler is working to cut nearly all wastewater out of the jeans-making process. A new indigo dyeing technique saves over ...

In South Carolina’s Lowcountry, artists, farmers and designers are writing a new chapter in indigo’s rich and tangled history. A vat of bubbling indigo dye in the backyard of Father John, an ...

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, ...