Indigo Block Printing Kit

Indigo Block Printing Kit - Natural Dye - Pre-measured ingredients to Print with Indigo on Fabric

Print on fabric with natural indigo powder, using this all in one kit.

Indigo (indigofera tinctoria) is the natural world's only source of colour fast blue. However, it is not soluble in water, and so needs to be applied in a very unique way in order to use it as a paste for block printing or silk screening.

This kit includes the ingredients to create a paste with the indigo, as well as the additives for the bath to fix the paste to the fabric, and the ingredients to put the indigo through the classic "reduction" process, so that it is permanent and colourfast.

It also includes comprehensive instructions for creating, applying, fixing and reducing the paste.

The kit is meant to be used with lino cuts, but can also be used with wood blocks and even silk screening. These materials are not included.


Contents:

Indigofera Tinctoria Extract Powder
Sodium Alginate
Fructose Powder
Pickling Lime (calcium hydroxide)
Soda Ash (sodium carbonate)
Salt (sodium chloride)