Fresh leaf (Japanese) indigo is an amazing way to dip your hands into one of the most elusive colors in nature - blue! Fresh is the key here: harvested fresh leaf indigo needs to be processed quickly to enjoy the unique cool colors. Join me as I explore the blender method from fresh leaf indigo harvested from the Color Farm to dye skeins of merino wool yarn. This tutorial will show you how to blend leaves to invite the blues & greens on wool with a bonus dip in vat indigo as well!

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro - Japanese (fresh leaf) indigo

1:01 Harvesting on The Color Farm

2:37 Fiber prep

5:56 Vat indigo dip

6:53 How to dye with fresh leaf indigo - blender method

9:53 Cheese cloth bag

11:28 Blending indigo leaves

13:09 Dyeing wool yarn

18:19 Final 3 skeins - tips

24:44 Fresh leaf indigo results on wool

27:03 Wrap up

27:34 Sneak peek of next tutorial

28:18 Blooper

SUPPLY LIST

Fresh leaf indigo

Pot with lid

pH neutral dish soap

Blender

Strainer

Cheesecloth bag

Bowl

Gloves

Indigo is a wonderful way to bring blue into your natural dye studio. Both traditional vat dyeing and fresh leaf indigo are beautiful options to create ombre effects on textile. This tutorial will show you how dip dye in an indigo vat and with salt rubbed fresh leaf indigo. You will see the resulting gradient design on a cotton mesh bag.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro - Indigo dip dye

1:55 Dip One - Fresh leaf indigo

5:30 Dip Two - Indigo vat

8:26 Dip dye results on cotton

8:43 Wrap up

10:20 Sneak peek of next tutorial

12:30 Blooper

SUPPLY LIST

Vat Indigo

Fresh leaf indigo

Plastic bucket with lid

Drop cloth

Long stir stick

Gloves

Bin

Dry rack

Measuring spoon

Large bowl

Vinegar

Salt

False Indigo Leaf Gold Patinaed Bracelet by Michael Michaud Baptisia 7255