Indigo Cakes (Indigofera Tinctoria) Weight:200 grams Finished with hand-twisted fringes

Finished with hand-twisted fringes

A gentle soak overnight in water with bran (about four spoons per bucket) will dissolve the starch and reveal the fabric’s true softness

Derived from the resinous secretions of the lac insect (Kerria lacca)

Size: ~70 × 200 cm (27

making them a versatile base for conscious makers

Indigo Cakes (Indigofera Tinctoria) Weight:200 grams Finished with hand-twisted fringesOur indigo cakes are sourced from a new supplier in Tamil Nadu, India, where workers benefit from improved working conditions. The result is a high quality indigo (approx. 50% indigotin content) that stores well and reduces beautifully in the vat. Indigo is the legendary source of colourfast blues, celebrated for millennia across cultures from Asia to Africa and Europe. Unlike most dyes, indigo does not bond through mordants but through a reduction