Review on 🔵 Pre-Reduced Indigo Jacquard, 8 Oz by Shantel Griffin

I wish I had known this dye was synthetic and not vegetable when I bought it but I am still very happy with the dye itself. The Instructions on the Jacquard website are good enough to get you started, but I'd like more details. Try not to get a "flower" on what you paint. This will make that part grayer. Since I dyed both the flour sack towels and some quilt yarn, I found the gray effect interesting, although it wasn't what I wanted, and I know better now. It only took me a minute to dip to get a great color. Thick quarters in the first 2 photos, starting with white fabric. Next came an oatmeal shirt, sort of beige. I really like how it turned out. The last flour sack towel. It is believed that indigo has antibacterial properties and is partially repellent. I can tell you the mosquitoes didn't notice any repellent qualities and happily bombarded me while I worked to paint the skinny rooms. I plan to use this as a chemistry lab for my 8th graders to dye towels made from flour sacks. We will then use towels in class for the rest of the year to save on paper towels. The indigo barrel needs to be reconstituted to dye the cloth (I used fructose and it worked great) and then the cloth oxidizes in the atmosphere when it's removed from the vat, changing color from green to blue before our eyes . Students can see chemical reactions. Teacher: If this is your first time playing with Indigo, I recommend her set, not this bag, otherwise you'll have to run around looking for ingredients.