Laura Anderson Barbata's installation illustrates the political and social implications of indigo dye in textile production in a series of costumes. (creators.vice.com)
It's been known for decades that the main ingredient is a white, powdery clay called palygorskite that, when boiled with indigo dye, turns a dark blue. (discovermagazine.com)
I visited rural villages, and I took my first trip to Chiang Mai, Thailand, where I stood over a vat of natural indigo dye and thought, This is magic. (entrepreneur.com)