My indigo vat is having it’s winter hibernation (translation: it’s too cold for either one of us to be outside) which has inspired me to explore coming up with blues using synthetic dyes. Living in an area that is always either in drought or expecting one to come I’ve been looking at the water footprint my dye processes leave. Natural dyeing takes a lot of water. I was able to dye this fat quarter using less than 1/2 a cup of water, versus setting up a short term indigo vat of a few gallons. It’s definitely lacking the nuance I get from the indigo vat, but it’s a pretty qood substitute for small quantities in a hurry.
Hand-dyed blue thread on coordinating quilter’s cotton