A Home Dyer's Garden, Part II: Extracting Pigment From Japanese Indigo

Authors

Wesley Crump, Utah State UniversityFollow
Toree Park
Elizabeth Cohen, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Factsheet

Publisher

Utah State University Extension

Publication Date

10-22-2024

First Page

1

Last Page

4

Abstract

Several indigo dyeing methods use powdered pigment. This fact sheet outlines a simple, inexpensive method of extracting the pigment from plants. For information on growing Japanese indigo or dyeing with plant and pigment, see the other fact sheets in the Utah State University (USU) Extension series A Home Dyer’s Garden, including Part I: Growing Japanese Indigo and Part III: Dyeing With Japanese Indigo.

Recommended Citation

Crump, W., Park, T., & Cohen, E. (2024). A home dyer's garden, part II: Extracting pigment from Japanese indigo [Fact sheet]. Utah State University Extension.