Sentences with phrase «in indigo dye»

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Indigo dyed fabrics in home decor are quite popular these days and can be seen in catalogues of the trendier home decor companies.

We run craft based workshops at our lovely shop in Caldbeck Cumbria, ranging from felt - making, batik, indigo dyeing, wire jewellery and more.

Some simple stitching later, digging into that stash of indigo dyed fabric, and a good audiobook (What She Ate is currently in my ears), and voila!

Fabric dyed with indigo just found in Peru is some 1,600 years older than indigo - dyed fabrics that have been found in the Middle East.

Indigo was one of the most prized dyes in the ancient world and was used in places ranging from China to Egypt to South America.

In a new study, researchers picked up signals of the chemical compounds indigotin and indirubin, the key components of indigo dye, they report today in Science AdvanceIn a new study, researchers picked up signals of the chemical compounds indigotin and indirubin, the key components of indigo dye, they report today in Science Advancein Science Advances.

And it's in South America that researchers recently found the oldest known example of fabrics dyed with indigo.

Indigo appears to be licensed for use as a food dye in the U.S., but most [food dyes] are synthetic and of broadly similar chemical constitution to those used as textile dyes.

If you speak to experts in the dying industry, they will tell you indigo is not colorfast: It washes out, fades rather rapidly — more rapidly than a designed synthetic dye.

Even if anything even vaguely related to GMOs makes you squeamish, you'll be happy to know that if these processes could be commercially scaled and made affordable enough to compete with synthetic dyes, it could put a dent in the 40,000 tons of synthetic indigo used annually by the denim industry.

If all goes well, researchers envision giant vats of this specially engineered bacteria floating in cheap and abundant glucose, producing indigo for our bluejeans and shibori - dyed linens.

Blue jeans used to get their blue from indigo, a flowering plant (and you can still find high - end, indigo - dyed selvedge denim), but that natural process is pricy, and now 90 percent of denim produced in China uses cheap, synthetic dyes made from coal tar, sulfur, and other toxic chemicals.

I have always loved blue and one of the things that I love most about it is the ease of mixing in various shades from navy -LCB- thinking chinoiserie, blue ticking, indigo dyes -RCB- right alongside aquamarine tones of a coastal sea.

In my experience, the regular dark indigo denim tends to 1) be more restrictive / stiff, 2) have dye that easily transfers / rubs off on things, and 3) have a dye that fades quickly.

About Site - I am a textile artist specialising in felting, ecoprinting and indigo shibori and other natural dyes, using upcycled materials where possible.

Developed with RFTPi - Raw for the Planet Indigo - world's cleanest indigo dyeing process, formulated in partnership with DyStar ®, G - Star and Artistic MillIndigo - world's cleanest indigo dyeing process, formulated in partnership with DyStar ®, G - Star and Artistic Millindigo dyeing process, formulated in partnership with DyStar ®, G - Star and Artistic Milliners.

But instead of the rainbow - dyed shirts we loved as kids, this season it's all about cool indigos in modern dye patterns.

A mid-rise parallel leg shape, they are dyed in true indigo and have front slant pockets and horizontal back welt pockets.

London, UK About Blog I am a textile artist specialising in felting, ecoprinting and indigo shibori and other natural dyes, using upcycled materials where possible.

London, UK About Blog I am a textile artist specialising in felting, ecoprinting and indigo shibori and other natural dyes, using upcycled materials where possible.

Blue dyes for clothing were made from woad in Europe and indigo in Asia and Africa.

A naturally occurring dye extracted from plants, indigo is most popularly used to color blue jeans; however, in the late 1800s it began to be synthetically manufactured, a sometimes toxic process.

Also standing in peaceful protest, albeit as a reminder of a different historical struggle, was Manish Nai's Untitled (2017): five large sticks wrapped in compressed strips of burlap dyed indigo leaning upright against a wall.

Visitors may even find themselves lowering personal effects beneath the inky surface of an indigo dye bath at a one - day event in November where a group activity produces an incidental painting.

«I found him in a room with a gleaming black polished wooden floor, kneeling in the formal seiza posture in an indigo - dyed kimono on an indigo - dyed zabuton floor cushion.

The indigo color recalls the deep blue - violet dye originated in India and traced throughout the African slave trade.

Good Busy Though, 2013, Acrylic paint, colored wire, gold leaf, 24K gold pigment, indigo dye, oil paint, and plastic screen on birch panel, 60 × 48 in

So Rugged, 2015, Acrylic paint, faux shearling, indigo dye, leather natural fiber rope, oil paint, and upholstery tacks on birch panel, 53 × 42 in

The showing utilizes 130 feet of undulating wooden shelving that houses 300 hand - dyed indigo T - shirts with the pieces becoming increasingly deeper in hue as the viewer is further immersed in the space, emulating the artist's experience along a shoreline.

Kim's paintings are produced in a multi-stage process that involves dyeing the canvas with natural materials including indigo and ochre, and applying pigment with rags rather than a brush.

JOSH FAUGHT The Cosmetic Affect of Darkness 2017 hand woven gold lamé and cotton; hand woven hemp, dyed in last season's expired dye and Indigo; gay pin; half - gay pin; two lists generated from a support group meeting on powder - coated steel armature 72 x 57 x 23 1/4 in.

Manish Nai's work demonstrates his perennial engagement with minimalism through transformation of the humble regional material of jute fabric, dyed in a rich natural indigo.

A blurred Gallaccio appears in only a couple of the images in this book, yet from the amethyst - encrusted front cover, through the flowers and vegetable foliage on the end papers, via every corner of all of the 266 inside pages, and out again through the indigo - dyed chappa silk, back endpaper, to the gleaming bronze back cover, one is aware of her omnipresence.

White silk and silk dyed with charcoal, gardenia, indigo and sandalwood, 14 x 12 in.

I think the coloring in this dress is striking, and I love that it's all from natural dyes — indigo comes from a plant and the exhibit's program says that Cochineal is a «scale insect that feeds on the Nopal cactus in arid areas of Mexico, Peru, Chile, and the Canary Islands.»

Other notable pieces to be produced in Africa include a wearable white organic cotton poplin cutaway shirt with straps, a Mali hand - dyed indigo silk utility trouser with print detail, and a diamond print patchwork scarf dress.

London, UK About Blog I am a textile artist specialising in felting, ecoprinting and indigo shibori and other natural dyes, using upcycled materials where possible.

Old World - inspired indigo dyes are popping up in everything from fabrics to bedspreads.

Chaise longues «Pool Chaise» in Almond, Loom Accessories collection, fabric for chaise cushions «Dip Dye Chicadee» by Sunbrella, bolsters, chairs «Lounge Chair with Loom Arms» in Linen finish, Elements collection, fabric for cushions «Visions Cobalt» by Sunbrella, fabric for large pillows on fireplace ledge «Distinction Dove» by Sunbrella, cocktail table at fireplace «South Beach Cocktail Table» in White, round granite - top table «Round Fire Table,» Aged Walnut finish and Salt & Pepper Granite top, Contempo collection, chairs at round table «Swivel Lounge Chair» in Hyacinth Finish, Tobago collection, cushion fabric «Integrated Indigo» by Sunbrella: Lloyd Flanders; lloydflanders.com.

Dip - dyeing a plain curtain in indigo creates elegant highlights in the fresh blue and white room, which are continued on the stool and floor.

Cushions: dipped yak wool cushion in Charcoal, on the bench, # 79, The Conran Shop; hand - dyed velvet cushions, under the bench, from # 88 each, Kirsten Hecktermann; and double - sided corduroy in Steel Blue; double - sided Indigo Black velvet; and Silver Lizard velvet, all on the planter, # 75 each, Kirsten Hecktermann.

7 Ramie Vigdis toss cushion cover in White, 20», IKEA, $ 10, duckfeather Fjädrar insert, IKEA, $ 7; Pre-reduced Indigo dye kit, G&S Dye, $ dye kit, G&S Dye, $ Dye, $ 20.