In the following excerpt, she goes though the uses of Japanese Indigo. This bushy fellow propagates readily from seed, but just as easily from stem nodes (the little bump on the stem where a leaf ...

The USU Extension publications outline two methods for dyeing with Japanese indigo: fresh-leaf dyeing and indigo powder vat dyeing. Working with natural indigo is both an art and a science.

A frog holding a taro-leaf umbrella. A parade of frolicking animals. An Ukiyo-e style Mount Fuji. Giant waves. A Japanese artist who goes by the name Lito carves these delicate designs on fallen ...

That’s why more people are turning to gentler, natural ingredients, and one of them is Japanese Indigo. It was once used in traditional Japanese medicine and is now being used in modern skincare ...

A frog holding a taro-leaf umbrella. A parade of frolicking animals. A ukiyo-e style Mount Fuji. Giant waves. A Japanese artist who goes by the name Lito carves these delicate designs on fallen ...

Most exhibitions of Japanese textiles showcase sumptuous kimonos, indigo-dyed fabrics or patterned ... from materials such as fish skin, banana leaf, nettle, deerskin and hemp, in addition to ...