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Utah State University Extension is bringing traditional indigo dyeing back into home gardens with a comprehensive three-part ...
“It has been used as a blue dye in [both Eastern and] Western societies, but has recently gained popularity as an ingredient in skin-care products.” While Japanese indigo is still relatively ...
The Fast Retailing-owned brand partnered with BUAISOU, a collective of Japanese indigo artisans ... BUAISOU manages the entire indigo dyeing process, from cultivating indigo and producing the dye ...
Kaji Kakuo is revolutionizing the 400-year-old tradition of Japanese indigo dyeing ... technique of using the leaves of the indigo plant to dye textiles and other items. 00:32 Leading ...
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 ...
A vat of bubbling indigo dye in the backyard of Father John ... in a centuries old Japanese technique known as katazome. He pulled out a small plastic bag full of tiny brown curlicues — they ...
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 ...