Indigofera tinctoria plant nursery propagated by seed
The plant need about 3 months to grow before it can be harvested
Leaves are cut into pieces to facilitate the fermentation process
Leaves are weighed to find out how much indigo paste that can be produced
Leaves are soaked in water with a ballast, so it won’t float
After 24 hours, the leaves are filtered to separate water immersion
Mixing lime solution into the fermentation, repeated oxidation will turn the color into blue
After getting the blue color, the paste will then go through a screening process
The paste are dissolved with brown sugar and lime solution, it is now ready to be used for dyeing
The cloth that has been dyed will need to be air dried
The aerated cloth will change color from yellow to green and then into blue because of oxidation
After dyeing 15-20 times, the cloth needs to be boiled to remove wax from the fabric, before it is ready to be used
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