Fresh leaf (Japanese) indigo is an amazing way to dip your hands into one of the most elusive colors in nature - blue! Fresh is the key here: harvested fresh leaf indigo needs to be processed quickly to enjoy the unique cool colors. Join me as I explore the blender method from fresh leaf indigo harvested from the Color Farm to dye skeins of merino wool yarn. This tutorial will show you how to blend leaves to invite the blues & greens on wool with a bonus dip in vat indigo as well!
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro - Japanese (fresh leaf) indigo
1:01 Harvesting on The Color Farm
2:37 Fiber prep
5:56 Vat indigo dip
6:53 How to dye with fresh leaf indigo - blender method
9:53 Cheese cloth bag
11:28 Blending indigo leaves
13:09 Dyeing wool yarn
18:19 Final 3 skeins - tips
24:44 Fresh leaf indigo results on wool
27:03 Wrap up
27:34 Sneak peek of next tutorial
28:18 Blooper
SUPPLY LIST
Fresh leaf indigo
Pot with lid
pH neutral dish soap
Blender
Strainer
Cheesecloth bag
Bowl
Gloves
Fiber of choice - merino wool shown in video
