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Indigo Natural Fermentation "Vat" Kit

Kit includes:

  • 4 oz very finely ground pure natural Indigo.
  • 12 oz "Washing soda", Sodium Carbonate, also called Soda Ash.
  • 2 oz Madder root, ground.
  • 2 oz bran.
  • Five 11" squares of silk, wild silk, cotton, hemp and wool fabric to dye. Each fibre dyes its own special hue of natural Indigo blue.

You'll also need a pot and a warm space. View Instructions as PDF file.

Kit with 4 oz Indigo (A small vat in a 2 or 3 gallon bucket or pot is good.)

$65

Double Dye Kit with 8 oz Indigo (for a bigger vat)

$90

to learn more about Indigo, check out the Indigo page!

to see some stuff dyed with indigo, check out the Charmeuse silk indigo page!