Japanese Indigo

(Persicaria tinctoria)

Dried indigo leaves are having a moment! Have you tried setting up an indigo vat with them yet? See the resources below if you’d like to give it a try.

Each packet contains 30 grams of crushed indigo leaves. Please note that we also offer finely ground indigo leaves in 30 and 60 gram packets.

Grown, harvested, and cured by Sara here in southwestern Colorado on Ancient Future Farm. Our family has been tending this land and soil with regenerative growing methods since 2005. Our soil is nurtured through extensive cover cropping and our crops are fertilized with compost that we make right here on site. We never use synthetic chemicals such as herbicides, pesticides, chemical fertilizers, or fungicides. Our dye flowers are harvested every day by hand when they reach their optimal potential and then carefully cured in our curing room out of direct sunlight. All of our natural dyestuffs are packaged in heat sealed envelopes to keep them fresh. For best results we recommend using them within a year.

Resources:

John Marshal's bookSinging the Blues

Liz Spencer of The Dogwood Dyer's Indigo Vat Workshop

Free video tutorial Indigo Dyeing with Dry Leaves by Michel Garcia.