When the outcome of a craft project is a surprise, it’s often not a good surprise. My recent experience trying indigo dyeing in Tokyo was an exception to that rule. Dye from the indigo plant has been ...

Whole Cloth Quilt with “Flying Geese” Border, 1820–1840, possibly Hudson River Valley, New York, hand-pieced and hand-quilted cotton, 102 x 82 in. (259 x 208 cm). The Taft Museum of Art explores the ...

Standing in her spacious Marigny studio, artist Kate Beck brandished a wispy poncho the color of burnt sienna, embellished with swirls of blue and green. “I always think of tie-dye as this spiral ...

Arimatsu, in central Japan, is the town that tie-dye built. Along its historic main street, fabric merchant houses have stood for centuries. When shopkeepers hang out their shingles here, the signs ...

Explore the art and science of dyeing fabric with indigo at WonderLab during First Friday Evening Science of Art: Indigo Dyeing Aug. 1! Textile artist Coley Gillespie, a graduate student in the ...

We have a lot of fashion options in Hong Kong. But for all the latest trend and styles, clothing manufacturers still use some pretty old techniques. One of those is the craft of fabric dyeing – ...

Former beauty queen and actress R'Bonney Nola Gabriel has been exploring the beautiful city of El Salvador. She recently visited Arte Añil to learn about the ancient Mayan indigo dyeing techniques.

An curved arrow pointing right. Natural dyes from kola nuts and indigo have been used to make tie-dye in Gambia for generations. But more and more artisans have been replacing these traditional ...

This is the centenary year of the Champaran Satyagraha, when Mahatma Gandhi highlighted the woeful plight of Indian farmers who had been forced to cultivate indigo by the British. It also happens to ...

When Hyderabad-based Arti Shankar chanced upon an heirloom tie-dye dupatta in her wardrobe during spring cleaning, she instantly thought of reviving the craft. The Jaipur-born and Delhi-bred dance ...