Indigo Dye Kit - The Love Of Colour

The end results after using The Love of Colour’s Indigo Dye Kit! I adore it!! The baby blue lace piece is now a stunning deep blue. I will be using it in so many shoots, I know it. I’ve just finished up the rest of my rainbow, can’t wait to show you images of those ones too. Thank you so much to Julie for sending me these kits!! I am so grateful to have had something to do these last few weeks.

Step 1!

Pre-wash your fibres to remove waxes & pectins. You could scour the fibres or do what I did and just run them through the wash!

I made my vat up the day before because it’s recommended to get the best results. I filled a pot with 15 L of water and heated it to almost boiling, then put the water into a very big plastic container. Then I added the fructose, calx & the indigo!

Then I stirred the up for 3 minutes in a whirpool motion!

I stirred every ten minutes for the next hour (thanks Google!). Referring back to the instructions provided it was looking good! The surface was shiny and blue and when I stirred I could see the green liquid.

I thought it looked so so pretty! And you can see me taking the photo, it was quite reflective.

After this I popped it upstairs into the dyeing area (my bathtub!) so I’d be all set for the next day.

I pulled out a little liquid the next day so I could really see the green colour. If it’s green that means you’re ready to dye.

Step 3) Dyeing

I soaked my lace in warm water and lowered it into the vat! It was in there for 10 minutes and I moved it around so it would be evenly dyed. I pulled it out over the side into the tub because you don’t want it to drip into the vat and introduce oxygen to the dye.

You can see the colour change from turquoise to a more true blue as the air hits it. Honestly I found this process quite relaxing! Then you dunk your fibre into a bucket of cold water to make sure it is fully oxidized and hang it for at least 10 minutes.

I dunked and redunked my lace 8 times! It was definitely a process but so worth it. I didn’t want to show you the same steps over and over but it wasn’t to time consuming over the course of the day. I really liked that it was okay to leave it for extra time if I needed to (mom life!) I even dunked it once more the last day.

Easy cleaning, the dye washed right down the drain! It did temporarily stain the tub but it came out quite easily.

This is the oxidization process, the most fascinating colour changes to watch.

Once you are happy with the colour your fibre will have it’s final rinse in warm water until it runs clear. I also soaked it in vinegar to be safe!

A little sneak peek at the full rainbow of colours!! So fun!! And so excited for my big shoot with them and the kids. Stay tuned for that. You can order the full rainbow kit from Julie at The Love of Colour here for $46.95 (on sale!!)