Indigo Vatting

Empty vat

Wood ash

Sifting the ash

Adding hot water

Stirring the ash.

Settling

Settled.

First batch of wood ash lye

Siphoning lye.

Starting the vat.

Limestone

Mixing alkali

Sukumo

Adding indigo

Wheat bran

Stirring

Waiting

First signs fo fermentation

Testing the color

The next steps

Filling the vat – day 1

Filling the vat – day 1

Filling the vat – day 3