Making a Pre Reduced Indigo Vat: How to Make a Quick and Easy Indigo Vat Using Pre-Reduced Indigo

Dive into creating your own quick and easy indigo vat. Pre-reduced indigo is a product that allows the dyer to create an indigo vat without hours of attention and care. Start making beautiful blue-dyed textiles today!
In this tutorial, you'll discover:
🌀 The indigo vat essentials: We'll guide you through the necessary ingredients and materials, from indigo pigment to reducing agents and pH adjusters, to ensure a successful vat.
🧪 Step-by-step setup: Watch as we take you through the process of creating your vat, from mixing the indigo paste to setting up a reduction environment. We'll share tips to troubleshoot common challenges along the way.
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[@toericabaker]

THANKY OU!!!! im gonna make a shibori indigo tye died KIMONO!!! IM SO EXCITED

[@kristenmaxwell3350]

Blue

[@VikingMakery]

I love indigo dyeing! Using a huge plastic garbage bin is genius.

[@TextileIndie]

Thank you!

[@jo-annevandermey2704]

Great info. Love your clear and easy process. I havent dyed for a while and this is a good review.

[@TextileIndie]

I would love to hear back when you dye something. How did it go?

[@JenniferJohnson-cs2qe]

Thank you for this wonderful tutorial!

[@TextileIndie]

You are so welcome! What are you planning to dye?

[@sharaporter-xv2tz]

Hi! Thanks for the video! Do you have a recommendation as to where to buy the ingredients?

[@TextileIndie]

Sure, I created a companion blog post with all the details:
www.textileindie.com/pre-reduced-indigo-vat-dyeing/
Enjoy!

[@lindacollins9342]

BLUE !! Curious, it's cold here in Oregon, but I want to get going and give this a try. Do I need to be concerned about the heat of the indigo dye bath? Thanks

[@TextileIndie]

Yes, the temperature of the dye bath matters a lot in indigo. It needs to stay at a consistent temperature. I get it, I live in Washington and just wait to do my dyeing in the spring and summer.

[@lindacollins9342]

Good to know and spring and summer works for me too! Thanks!! @@TextileIndie

[@TextileIndie]

@@lindacollins9342 Be sure and come back to let me know how it goes! I do get back to the comments on older videos.

[@danielletrottier6699]

I would like to know why my indigo on my wool is coming out when I knit with it…my hands gets blue.

[@TextileIndie]

It’s a process called crocking. It happens when there are still particles of indigo pigment “loose” on the surface of the yarn. A really good wash with soap and warm water would help get rid of some of this. But proceed with caution as you probably don’t want to felt what you’re making.

[@danielletrottier6699]

Thank you. Is there something I could change in the process too ?@@TextileIndie

[@generallyobsessed9086]

I can’t find the recipe for the 5 gal! 😭

[@TextileIndie]

Coming soon - I'll add it to the description.

[@andrealouchene6916]

She mentions the quantities in this video!