What is indigo?

Indigo is a rich blue dye that has been widely used throughout the old world, from Indonesia to Europe. Thanks to the distinctive dark blue color, this dye has made the famous color, and today a number of synthetics were used to produce indigo, which is colorful and resistant to fading, unlike the origin of natural origin used historically. Many craft stores sell it in their sections of dyes for people who want to work directly with this dye. In fact, the name comes from Latin indication , which means "India". Indigo has quickly become a very popular color due to its depth and saturation, which made it incredibly dark clothing wool, cotton and canvas. Indigo could also be extracted from Woad, as was the case in the British Isles, and some molluscs in the family Murex , also used by Phoenicians to create another famous dye, Tyrian Purple. A compound that creates a blue color is not actually soluble in water, so to turn it into a dye, the people had toto submit chemical treatment. Some of these treatments were quite rough, which led to health problems in textile production facilities and sometimes attracted the attention of social reformers.

historically many people simply soaked their indigo urine to turn into a dying compound, leading to avoiding cities in some regions due to fragrance. Indigo could also be fermented to create a dye, as in Asia, and some people simply painted it directly on the fabrics they wanted to color. The fabric also had to go through several Barviná cycles to take a break to take, and usually penetrated only the upper layers and left behind a white core.

Since 1900, most companies who want to work with indigo use synthetic dyes. These dyes are stronger than natural and also predictable, which ensures that doses retain consistent. Denim is one famous product traditionally made with indigo; Significant wear of jeans is the result of dye wear formulas that naturally disappear with repeated washing.