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In early July I mixed up an indigo dye vat and have been enjoying dipping things here or there over the last few weeks.
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This is my fifth year experimenting with indigo dyeing. Now that we're in a house with a backyard, I have plenty of space, access to a hose, and space to store and maintain my dye vat. I've always had to dye a ton at once to get the most out of a dye vat and then dump it. Being able to store it and dye a little at a time has been amazing so far. I've never really been able to do much experimenting, with so much time in between dye sessions. Having access to a vat all summer has already allowed me to work through ideas. I feel like I've made so much progress and learned a lot.
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You'd think I'd be tired of dyeing things blue, but I'm not. The entire experience is still so magical to me. The mystery of how a piece will turn out is still so exciting.
I use the Jaquard pre-reduced indigo, which is available on it's own and in a kit. For more on everything I use/do when I indigo dye, see my DIY Indigo Dyeing Tutorial.
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If you're interested in trying out indigo dyeing, I highly encourage you to do so! It's really fun, a great group activity, and not hard.
Below I have photos of each piece I dyed this time in it's resisted (pre-dye) state, and then after it was dyed and washed.
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Accordion folded and secured with clamps.
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Accordion folded into a square and secured with clamps.
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Accordion folded and then folded into triangles and secured with a clamp.
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Accordion folded into a square and secured with clamps.
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Long skinny tucks secured with several rubber bands each.
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Accordion folded into a triangle and secured with wooden resist and clamps.
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Accordion folded into a triangle and secured with clamp.
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Accordion folded into a square and secured with clamps.
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Long skinny of different sizes tucks secured with several rubber bands each.
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Honeycomb folding using this tutorial.
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Honeycomb folding using this tutorial.
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Dipped with ribbon still intact holding squares together. (mini charm pack)
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Long skinny tucks secured with several rubber bands each.
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Long skinny tucks secured with several rubber bands each.
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Long skinny tucks secured with several rubber bands each.
Check out my DIY Indigo Dyeing Tutorial for more.
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This will not be my last indigo dyeing this summer, but I'm also looking forward to doing some dyeing with Procion MX dyes too!
Happy Dyeing!