This is the best video on the topic I've found. You didn't waffle, your steps were clear, and you explained the reasoning behind everything. Just a fantastic video.
@Lovelygreens
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 💙
@GrowCookPreserveWithKellyDawn
Жыл бұрын
This was so fascinating! I teach biology and I think I may incorporate this in the lab. Thank you for the lovely education, Tanya!
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure - your kids would be fascinated! A good friend teaches hot process soapmaking in her chemistry class and hers love it! Practical science at its best 👌
@lissyadams6497
Жыл бұрын
That's-amazing-I-would-have-loved-this-at-schoolx
@SilentHistoryTx
2 ай бұрын
I’m showing this in my US History class because it was part of the southern colonies cash crops.
@jenlarsen5005
Жыл бұрын
This video was great! It would be fascinating to see other videos of the additional dye plants you're growing. Thanks!
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, and I'll keep it as an idea, especially when the madder is ready for harvesting 🙂
@ouisie99
Жыл бұрын
I would be interested to see you process other plants, as well. I'll be growing indigo, woad and a couple of others this coming year and, honestly, haven't thought much beyond the planting. @@Lovelygreens
@jodigirl11
6 ай бұрын
I have an entirely new appreciation for indigo products. Great presentation!!
@BlessingsfromNorthIdaho
Жыл бұрын
I loved this video. I didn’t realize there were so many indigo cultivars. It’s good to know there is one for my colder climate. The one you grew was quite a handsome plant. I am planning a herbal dye garden because I spin fiber and I am very interested in dying fiber/yarn. Have a great week Miss Tanya! TeresaSue.
@vrindashergill6
9 ай бұрын
Must appreciate how patient and hardworking person you are
@irishcottagerenovation9900
Жыл бұрын
What a wonderful interesting video. You have a lot of patience and it paid off. Thank you for sharing this experience it really does inspire.
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
You're most welcome! A lot of the process was just waiting, but it was exciting seeing the colour develop and the pigment settle out each time.
@mapuanakupuna3471
11 ай бұрын
Wow, the process of growing & extracting the Indigo is so fascinating!! U ROCK!!
@philtaylor9038
Жыл бұрын
Great video Tanya. On a different topic find the music very relaxing in this one, After building my birdie planters and filling with soil now I know how Josh must of felt. Next job is to plant them up once I know what is being planted.
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
Haha! Poor Josh. He's such a good sport with helping me in the garden :) Congratulations on your Birdies Beds! I'm sure they'll fill up before you know it 🙌
@sfm4774
20 күн бұрын
Nice demonstration of the process--your Kojyoko is beautiful! (Big fan of George @ Bailiwick Blue--she is wonderful! I'm growing some of her plants myself!) One very important clarification, though: at 6:57 you are using *calcium hydroxide aka lime to alkalinize, not soda ash aka sodium carbonate* as stated. Soda ash is an alkali but *not a flocculant* - which is absolutely critical if you are trying to collect pigment! These two chemicals are visibly different (soda is crystalline, lime is a powder), which is how I can tell even from that step in the video, though it is clear from the resulting foam (bubbles of CO2) and how well your pigment settled 💙
@petervandermolen9835
2 ай бұрын
Absolutely 💯 crystal clear and enthusiastic! Very instructive and inspiring. Thank you
@TheJessRamone
4 ай бұрын
I am growing Indigo for the first year and it isn't really hitting of.... So I thought, let's seek for tips and tricks. Only to find one of my most favourite YT-ers has already made this super clear video and I missed it....!! Thank you so much! 💙
@Lovelygreens
4 ай бұрын
You are most welcome! 💙😊
@student_remo
6 ай бұрын
I love this slow process, it looks so peaceful. It's also my first time seeing that siphoning technique. Thank you! I'll try to learn the biochemistry of this too so I could better understand the dye and improve the filtration process.
@Lovelygreens
6 ай бұрын
I've not seen the siphoning technique, either, but it makes more sense to me doing it that way and not disturbing the indigo sediment.
@mrs.jonnaholgate860
8 ай бұрын
This was amazingly informational. I am researching teaching natural fabric dyes with my elementary art students. Your video made it look achievable! Thank you so much!
@Lovelygreens
8 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@roxannem.wallrn3873
Жыл бұрын
They look a lot like basil! Thanks for the video…love it as usual
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
You're most welcome, Roxanne 💙
@sfm4774
18 күн бұрын
Thank you for adding a correction here. It's so important for folks who are just starting out! However, soda ash is sodium carbonate, not calcium carbonate. Totally different compounds, and here's why it's so critical to use the right ones: calcium hydroxide (aka lime) is an ionic compound that dissolves into hydroxide ions that raise the pH, plus calcium ions that react with dissolved carbon dioxide in the water, creating calcium carbonate (aka chalk); this is the reaction we're piggybacking onto when we use lime to flocculate pigment. All sodium carbonate (aka soda ash or washing soda) does when it dissolves is raise the pH of the solution. And while raising the pH is important part of the process--it greatly accelerates the oxidation of indoxyl to indigotin--if you don't use a flocculant, the pigment will be too fine to settle and will remain suspended for a long time. Using the correct names of the chemical compounds in place of or in conjunction with common household names avoids confusion and helps educate everyone in the process. 🙏💙🌿
@juliamolina3874
10 ай бұрын
Love it, I worked for Cone Denim, centuries ago and loved the smell of all the denim. The indigo was magical to watch. TY! Might have to try to grow it.
@michellehommes9773
Жыл бұрын
Mother nature is absolutely amazing that one can get blue pigment from green leaves.
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
I totally agree!
@joanie3960
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for making this video. I am wanting to make some natural dyes in every color and this will help with the blue color.
@allisonjoel1
5 ай бұрын
Excellent video, thank you tor sharing the process and stages of how to make the dye. It was interesting to watch from start to finish. Regards.
@AfzaVlogschannel
Жыл бұрын
Hard work paid off. Well done. Keep sharing🎉
@letsdoitgull2478
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video 💝💔💝
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
You're most welcome 💙
@Maryrose-fs6ue
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful 🌿💙 Thank you for sharing!
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@RED-cy7ig
Жыл бұрын
What a great process.
@michaelburak1484
7 ай бұрын
I have so many questions....! But definitely a very informative and interesting video.
@pravaliacreativa2314
11 ай бұрын
Oh.. My gosh.. Amazing experience.. Congratulations for your dedication and thanks sharing with us ♥️ good luck with your soap making. 😇
@sujathapankaj7647
4 ай бұрын
Very beautifully explained and demonstrated.thanknyoubsooo much
@janetkemper9177
6 ай бұрын
This was so fantastic! Thanks so much for all the steps. So cool.
@stevendowden2579
Жыл бұрын
interesting tanya
@altheab.8907
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting, Tanya. I look forward to seeing the blue soap.
@duncanrobinson3200
Жыл бұрын
I seem to remember the ancient Britons used to use something called 'woad' to make a blue dye to paint themselves with. I must say that your flowers look very nice!
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
Woad has the same blue pigment as indigo but just a smaller amount! It grows easily in temperate climates, though, even becoming invasive in some non-native areas.
@brandyjean7015
Жыл бұрын
Nice to know there is an Indigo suited to cooler climes.
@sujathapankaj7647
4 ай бұрын
Yes. absolutely That is great information
@luluvelasco1527
Жыл бұрын
Thank uou Tanya for sharing this info about indigo plants❤
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure 😊
@ZarpeParadise
8 ай бұрын
Incredible process! Thanks for sharing.
@pang-ngiavang1956
10 ай бұрын
I love learning from your channel! Thank you for sharing💜
@Lovelygreens
10 ай бұрын
My pleasure 💚
@scottvancampen1329
6 ай бұрын
Very informative and inspirational, Thanks
@marykimberlyhayes
Жыл бұрын
Wow! Makes me think.........who the heck discovered how to do this? Yikes! Absolutely Amazing!
@Realatmx
Ай бұрын
It was common crop in india until British colonism.. We still have shampoo purely made from soap nuts.. In ancient times indian people used to dye even beard and hairs in colors which are really bold like blue, green And high heels👠 is not western invention in India there are status of women's wearing high heels which are 2000 years old
Thank you I’ve been wanting to paint with natural colors and I’ve been really wanting to do a Cubhouse too with the natural colors and you can do a lot of stuff with it. Thank you. This video is amazing so I live in Utah with it in Utah.
@Lovelygreens
4 ай бұрын
You are most welcome! How interesting to use indigo for paint 😍
@GrandmaY
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the information!
@shakthis1580
8 ай бұрын
How much patience you have to gradually show all the steps, great...
@leyawilliams3712
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for this lovely informative video. Also, I agree, George is a wealth of information and is generous with it. She is also woman.😉💙
@Lovelygreens
2 ай бұрын
Haha! George and I had a laugh over that on IG. For months, I thought she was a he 🙈😂
@rosangelasantos1382
9 ай бұрын
What a amazing video, thanks a lot
@originalwoolydragon8387
Жыл бұрын
Now I want to plant indigo...
@jeanpierreragequit1726
6 ай бұрын
Nice tutorial ! Thx u so much !!
@catherinerasmussen2452
8 ай бұрын
Thank you for your video, lovely garden! Have you ever used Calcium Hydroxide aka Slaked Lime to precipitate and alkalize your extraction? I grew JI for the first time last summer, central California in 90+ degree weather and it did very nicely. I got 3 good pigment extractions and lots of fresh leaf extractions. I saved much seed as well. I love your technique and have learned new approaches. Thank you. 🌱
@0586_
Ай бұрын
This was an excellent video on KZitem ❤ and thank you so so so much mam for guiding us and I understood this topic very well
@mariem5990
Жыл бұрын
Thank you . Really interesting
@cherrysunburst1959
10 ай бұрын
amazing. thanks for sharing this!
@Lovelygreens
10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@nancyskinner5207
7 ай бұрын
Indigo blue is not instant gratification is it? But so worth it. Great informative video.
@Lovelygreens
7 ай бұрын
You've definitely got to work for it, but the reward is dazzling 😍 Thank you
@phyrewillow6463
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@jotsntittles5783
6 ай бұрын
Do you have a video using the powder you make?
@surendersingal2192
2 ай бұрын
Great majique ma'am. Thank u for putting this video out. From green leaves to Blue indigo color, vow what a majique? Perfect color for painting home sky blue in hot Sacramento summer. Jussojuan
@kimkanney994
Ай бұрын
Thank you! If I wanted to dye fiber with it, would I use it in the first bucket once passed back and forth 20 times? Also, as a soapmaker I can’t wait to try this in my soap!
@Lovelygreens
24 күн бұрын
I don't think so, but I could be wrong. This process is for isolating the indigo extract as a solid. For dyeing, there's a technique where you can use fresh leaves, or you can create an indigo vat using pigment, fructose, and calcium hydroxide.
@alpinereid5265
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Tanya! This is perfect -- l loved seeing your process. Would the same steps be involved in extracting dye from Dyer's Woad? and is it as blue as the Japanese Indigo?
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
Yes, absolutely, but as I understand it, woad doesn't contain as much indican as indigo. So you'll get less dye and less vibrant blues from it. That's how the introduction of indigo to the European market destroyed woad as a crop in the 16th and 17th centuries.
@alpinereid5265
Жыл бұрын
@@Lovelygreens Thank you!
@ufoman4468
Жыл бұрын
Hello Tanya Lovely Greens. Making indigo looks like a very rewarding task. You have the patience of Job. Good to see. By the way , Can i send you a couple of pairs of faded Levis ?😄
@SandraSElam
Жыл бұрын
So interesting.
@AfzaVlogschannel
Жыл бұрын
Amazing🎉
@boop7313
Жыл бұрын
😍😍😍wow!! thankyou so much for taking us along on your indigo extraction. Such nature magic! This is right up my alley! As a soapmaker, I can't wait to see your indigo soap made from this. Also I have a question for you.. Well a couple of questions actually😅So, I live in a hot climate, opposite to you i guess in the Isle of Man, could you tell me if there is an indigo variety that's suited to the hot north of Australia? And if so, can it be processed in the same way that you have here? I'd love to see you make some indigo dyed fabric as a future video idea if you are so inclined too, that would also be amazing! Love your work Tanya, you are a true garden goddess 😍
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
Aww, thank you! 💙 there are indigos native to Australia, such as one of the plants I show a photo of early on. I'm not sure about its dye potential for blue, though! I imagine growing many temperate to subtropical plants is challenging for you due to heat, low humidity, and water scarcity in the soil. True indigo Indigofera tinctoria and Japanese indigo would probably be among them. They like lots of moisture and indirect light, if possible. But as I believe, where there's a will, there's a way!
@TaLeng2023
3 ай бұрын
Which yield more dye, Persicaria or Indigofera?
@kimallard225
Жыл бұрын
Wow that was fantastic to watch. Thank you for sharing. Where did you get your seeds from? I would love to try to extract some indigo. That was a brilliant video Tanya. Thank you. X
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
I'm so pleased that you enjoyed it. What a fascinating process! 💙 I got my seeds from Bailiwick Blue bailiwickblue.com/collections/seed/seed
@killmimes
Ай бұрын
Would you get a greater yield if you macerated the leaves before fermentation?
@Lovelygreens
24 күн бұрын
I'm not sure, but I'd guess probably not. Fermentation breaks the leaf material down without the need for laceration.
@eliasninph
Ай бұрын
Just a question, couldn't you restore the pH of the alkaline with the indigo powder inside?
@Lovelygreens
Ай бұрын
I don't completely follow.
@potetiti
11 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing this video! When your indigo was settling, didn’t it smell bad? My indigo liquid has strong smell when it’s on settling and drying process… not sure it’s normal or not.
@Lovelygreens
10 күн бұрын
I think it is normal. Don't worry :)
@samihage1223
4 ай бұрын
Where can I find the seeds? Do they like warm or cold weather? What type of soils do they like acidic or alkaline
@Lovelygreens
4 ай бұрын
Indigo likes sub-tropical conditions - it dies if it approaches freezing. Seeds are supplied by various companies and individuals. What country are you in?
@pumpkinslice1811
4 ай бұрын
Can you grow the entire plant indoors if you have to? Where I am the summers get so hot. Oh! And can you ferment Woad like this too?
@Lovelygreens
4 ай бұрын
It probably won't flourish as a houseplant, but there's no harm trying. Not only does it need warmth and sun but high humidity, which you won't have in the house. As for woad - yes, this is how you would extract woad pigment, too :)
@pumpkinslice1811
4 ай бұрын
@@Lovelygreens Does adding sugar to the vat help fermentation along? Sorry all these questions. 😅
@Realatmx
Ай бұрын
It's tropical plants it will grow in full sun like 8 to 10 hours sunlight
@karswan
8 ай бұрын
Now I want to grow some. I do need the cooler climate seeds. I have died wool long ago with indigo. That indigo required urine/ urea? and it looked green in the tub, but once exposed to oxygen it started turning blue. Must be a different plant.
@Lovelygreens
8 ай бұрын
You used urine? I've not heard of that in modern dyeing before.
@karswan
8 ай бұрын
@@Lovelygreens Yes. That was years ago when I was a member of a weaving guild.
@Sorsha011
9 ай бұрын
can you recommend where I can buy a plant or get fresh seeds to grow kojyoko indigo plant?? thanks for the video!
@Lovelygreens
8 ай бұрын
In Britain, where I live, you can get seeds from Bailiwick Blue. Thats where mine is from.
@maristermcsorley4203
Жыл бұрын
Labour off love Tania 🥰😊
@sonthiacoleman
10 ай бұрын
This is awesome 😎 I live in Humid climate aka New Orleans! I would love to get some Plants 🌱 do you have a link ? Or seeds 😊
@Lovelygreens
10 ай бұрын
I'm not too sure about US sources but Google might be able to help 🙂
@ninemoonplanet
Жыл бұрын
Instead of pouring back and forth, wouldn't a bubbler do the job with less strenuous exercise? I have one pump from making a bubbler for worm "tea" which does require aeration. I'm in a temperate rainforest zone, so both woad and one variety of indigo will grow. I saw a video on a historical channel where they processed woad, it's colour has more green, but it's equally beautiful.
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
Yes, a bubbler would work, but that's just another expense and gadget that, for most people, would be unnecessary. What's wrong with exercise? 🙂
@milesmonroe9952
Ай бұрын
Is this powder what is used for making a reduced indigo vat for dyeing cloth? I'm having a hard time finding indigo vat instructions that don't use powder & use raw plant material instead, or how to process plant matter into the correct form of powder!
@Lovelygreens
24 күн бұрын
Yes, this is for extracting the indigo pigment powder.
@iAmGrizzlyBear420
4 ай бұрын
Did you record the weight of the plant material used? Just curious about the ratio of plant:powder dye
@Lovelygreens
4 ай бұрын
No, I didn't
@iAmGrizzlyBear420
4 ай бұрын
@Lovelygreens no worries, still helpful information either way 😁 I plan to do some tests myself to figure out exact yields.
@ludunkalubovmoia293
4 ай бұрын
Hello Tanya. I need an advice. Recently I received my seeds but its May already. What do you think is the best solution . To keep them till next season or try to plant.? I live in Toronto. Not sure if it's enough time to get a harvest . By the way is it perennial ? May be i should put in the pot this year?
@Lovelygreens
4 ай бұрын
Indigo seeds need to be sown in the same year as you get them because after their first year, they lose most of their viability.
@samihage1223
4 ай бұрын
Can’t you leave some to grow seeds?
@Lovelygreens
4 ай бұрын
You can - they seed prolifically, whether you want the plants to or not 🙂
@giovannidepetris6335
Жыл бұрын
We grow blue indigo in New England USA no problem whatsoever
@dilanipushpa539
Ай бұрын
How can get indigo plant?
@Lovelygreens
Ай бұрын
I don't sell it, sorry.
@amandabearss797
4 ай бұрын
Curious. Do you do your native blue woad?
@Lovelygreens
4 ай бұрын
I have in the past, but it's inferior to indigo when it comes to the amount of pigment it contains.
@amandabearss797
4 ай бұрын
@@Lovelygreens ok.
@sharonip730
8 ай бұрын
Can i still do that without a greenhouse 😢?
@Lovelygreens
8 ай бұрын
It depends on your climate. Indigo is a subtropical plant that doesn't grow well or produce much dye in cool climates.
@brandyjean7015
Жыл бұрын
Is greaseproof paper aka parchment paper?
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
It's waxed paper that doesn't allow oil or water through. Waxed baking paper.
@brandyjean7015
Жыл бұрын
@@Lovelygreensso I was just googling, various ways... and finally hit upon what is greaseproof paper called in the US? And the answer was parchment paper. It's actually a silicone treated paper that doesn't leak. The old fashioned wax paper (what my childhood sandwiches were wrapped in before ziplock bags) does leak if it gets a crease & the wax cracks. It still entertainings me the differences across the pond in our common language. I'm retired in the foothills of the Cascades in SW Washington state, so indigo wasn't even on my radar until you introduced me to this species. So thanks again.
@nataliebolyard8578
Жыл бұрын
I made an oops! I dried the indigo in the sun after each harvest. (I read somewhere that was the process!) Now that I have dried indigo grown from seed, is it possible to still ferment and use it?
@Lovelygreens
11 ай бұрын
You can, but it won't give you as much blue dye as fresh leaves. Dried indigo leaf is what's used for dark hair dye rather than blue dye!
@ya2a16
16 күн бұрын
Is the indigo edible?! Can be use in as a food coloring?!
@Lovelygreens
15 күн бұрын
It's not food safe, from what I understand.
@craigbeas6111
Жыл бұрын
My birthday today 🎉🎉🎉
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
Happy birthday!
@craigbeas6111
Жыл бұрын
@@Lovelygreens thankyou 🎉💐💐👍
@TraceUK
Жыл бұрын
Can it be used in food? Or is it toxic?
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure how toxic it is, but it's not food safe. For homegrown natural blue dye, grow butterfly pea flowers.
@dilanipushpa539
Ай бұрын
If you can send indigo seed?
@Lovelygreens
Ай бұрын
I don't sell it, sorry.
@beverlylee6357
Жыл бұрын
Can this be food coloring?
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
Indigo isn't food safe, but you can grow and use butterfly pea flower for vivid blue food colouring 💙
@jesus_is_life_love2932
9 ай бұрын
Can u send me powder?
@Lovelygreens
9 ай бұрын
Sorry, no. But you know how to grow your own now.
@melissapeterson4202
Жыл бұрын
WOW! What a process! And your indigo came out so blue 💙 thank you for the video!
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
SO blue! It's incredible 😍 💙
@K-vp5sq
Күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing with us! Do you know if indigo can be used to make ink?
@Lovelygreens
12 сағат бұрын
I'm fairly certain it can be used to make paint, but I'm not sure about ink.
@martinebutler778
Ай бұрын
Hi Tsnya. Fantastic video and so full of info. I'm moving soon to Wales and will have room for a poly tunnel. I love your set up. Could i ask where you found it? As i am actively looking for one. Keep growing!!!😊
@Lovelygreens
Ай бұрын
It's called a Polycrub, and I highly recommend it! They're based in the Shetland Islands but can ship the parts across the UK.
@manojk2408
Ай бұрын
Do you heard Indigo Revolt in Indian Independence struggle
@Lovelygreens
Ай бұрын
I haven't, no.
@manojk2408
Ай бұрын
@@Lovelygreens Farmers were forced to cultivate indigo and that changed Indian agrarian system asva result Famine increased and millions died
@jeaninevanzantvoort4042
Жыл бұрын
Wish i was there, i would love to help you out for free.. i love gardning! I'd entertain Maggie and Cosmo... Right now i have a fever but nothing is better then Tanya and her garden!!
@Lovelygreens
Жыл бұрын
Thank you and speedy recovery, Jeanine! 💙
@daysicalderon2954
Жыл бұрын
Wao! What a wonderful video to watch. I was mesmerized with your demonstration. Thank you Tanya for your teaching.
@Lovelygreens
11 ай бұрын
It's my pleasure 🙏
@hep223
11 ай бұрын
Is the benefit of doing multiple rinses mostly to make sure it's just the indigo/no leftover soda ash?
@Lovelygreens
11 ай бұрын
Yes, as well as other impurities, as I understand it. If the indigo is going to be used for soapmaking, it's a good idea. I know that some people who extract indigo for textile dyeing don't bother, though.
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