Indigo Dyeing: Personalise Your Clothing

A Complete Beginner's Guide To Indigo Dyeing with Simple Projects

What you'll learn
The Basics and extraction of indigo.
The working principles of Indigo dye.
All about Resist methods like Tying, stitching and color blocking.
Dyeing T Shirts and Scarfs in 5 different projects.
Preparation of the fabric.
Indigo vat making.
Creating various shades of Indigo.
Fixing the dye.
Tips and Best practices.
Requirements
Refer the Materials Required List shared in the Resources.
Description
Learn Natural Indigo dyeing from scratch. Indigo is a naturally occurring chemical that is found in the leaves of a plant called Indigofera tinctoria. It is an oldest dyeing method that dates back to around 4000 years ago. DIY Indigo dyeing offers a great solution for adding a personal touch to your clothing. We have designed this class keeping all levels of students in mind. You will get all the required information about Indigo dyeing in this class.Why you should take this classIndigo dyeing offers great ways to personalise clothing.Indigo dyeing can be a great hobby.This class enables you to make custom handmade dyed gifts.Dyeing is explained in real life products like T-shirt and scarfs.The core concepts are explained using interactive animation and multiple cameras.The techniques shared in this class enables you to dye any product of your choice.All the lessons are beginner friendly and you can get started right away. The List of materials required for this class are shared in the resources.This class is for everyone who loves the process of dyeing fabric. Following this class does not require any prior experience.Enrol now and personalise your clothing.Thank You

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Indigo and its extraction

Lecture 3 Working of indigo

Section 2: Resist Methods

Lecture 4 Indigo resist methods tying

Lecture 5 Indigo resist methods stitch

Lecture 6 Indigo resist methods color blocking

Section 3: Preparation Of Fabric

Lecture 7 Project 1 preparation of square scarf using tying

Lecture 8 Project 2 preparation of square scarf using blocks

Lecture 9 Project 3 preparation of tshirt for organic stripes

Lecture 10 Project 4 part 1 preparation of tshirt for custom design

Lecture 11 Project 4 part 2 preparation of tshirt for custom design

Lecture 12 Project 5 preparation of tshirt for gradient shade

Section 4: Preparation Of VAT

Lecture 13 Important safety precautions while handling lye

Lecture 14 Preparation of vat

Section 5: Dyeing Process

Lecture 15 Soaking the prepared fabric

Lecture 16 Dyeing

Lecture 17 Dyeing gradient shades on tshirt

Section 6: Pattern Reveal

Lecture 18 Setting The Dye

Lecture 19 Pattern Reveal

Lecture 20 Conclusion

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