The Dark History of Indigo, Slavery's Other Cash Crop

The Taft Museum of Art explores the longevity and craft of indigo-dyed textiles in its newest exhibition, “Indigo and the Art of Quiltmaking.” The exhibition displays 20 quilts—each featuring indigo-dyed fabric—from the largest publicly held quilt collection in the world. The exhibition will display the quilts in chronological order, from the early 1800s to 2014. The 20 works come from countries including Nigeria, Japan, and India, and showcase a range of indigo dyeing techniques. Read more at t

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What Is Indigo and Why Is It in the Color Wheel?

How Indigo Dye Was Made (The Ancient Way) 🔵 Long before chemical dyes existed, indigo was extracted from plants using pure science and patience. The process began with Indigofera plants, whose leaves contained a colorless compound called indican. First, fresh leaves were soaked and fermented in water. This fermentation broke down indican into indoxyl. Next, the liquid was vigorously stirred and aerated, allowing oxygen to react with indoxyl and form the deep blue pigment we know as indigo. The