Indigo Dye Patterns

Written By Daisy McClellan

Below are some of my favorite indigo dye patterns. We learn how to do these in my Indigo Dye Workshops but I’ve included simple reminders below as well! Tea towels and all indigo dye materials to make the dye vat were purchase at Dharma Trading Co. Have fun!

Itajime Grid Accordion tea towel fold both ways and place resist on each endCan also do this in triangles (Itajimi Triangle)

Itajime Grid

  • Accordion tea towel fold both ways and place resist on each end

  • Can also do this in triangles (Itajimi Triangle)

Circles Gather fabric at one point and secure with rubber bandRepeat all over

Circles

  • Gather fabric at one point and secure with rubber band

  • Repeat all over

Accordion FoldsAccordion fold tea towel one way Add rubber bands to bind

Accordion Folds

  • Accordion fold tea towel one way

  • Add rubber bands to bind

Scrunch Scrunch up towel and secure with rubber bands into a puck like shapeThe more tightly you secure the rubber bands the more white space

Scrunch

  • Scrunch up towel and secure with rubber bands into a puck like shape

  • The more tightly you secure the rubber bands the more white space

Clothes PinsFold Fabric and add clothes pins to the ends

Clothes Pins

  • Fold Fabric and add clothes pins to the ends

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