Indigo Dye (pre-reduced) 250g – Blues

250g bag of Pre-reduced indigo – cleaner to handle and easier to dissolve in water! Use for Shibori techniques or Batik work.

This Pre-reduced synthetic Indigo is already 60% reduced and offers the same unique results as indigo but with considerably less effort to disperse the indigo powder in the water.

1. Add two heaped tablespoons of the pre-reduced Indigo grains to 4 litres of water at 40°C.
2. Carefully stir in two tablespoons of Soda Ash and 4 teaspoons of Thiourea Dioxide. The bath should look greenish yellow in under one hour.
3. Rinse your fabric until fully wetted and squeeze out excess water.
4. Gently add your fabric, immersing it in the bath for 1-2 minutes, squeezing it gently but thoroughly.
5. Slowly remove from the dye bath and watch the colour change.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to intensify the colour.

The dye bath is re-useable provided you cover it closely to ensure it is air-tight and until the dye is exhausted.