Natural Indigo Dyeing Fructose Vat How To Video

The fructose vat is a fast acting vat with a limited shelf life. This vat is a great project for beginners or even for kids, with supervision and safety measures taken. When choosing fabric keep in mind if using wool or silk too hot of a vat will shock the fabric. The vat used in the video is a one two three vat and the recipe has been modified from Liz Spencer’s, The Dogwood Dyer, recipe.

The one two three vat includes:
One part indigo
Two parts calcium hydroxide
Three parts fructose

Products Used In Video:
Stony Creek Colors Natural indigo powder 25% (45 grams used in video)
Calcium hydroxide
Fructose
Buy the entire kit here: (https://dye.farm/products/indigo-dye-...)

Supplies:
Dust mask or respirator
Goggles
Gloves
Scale
Vessels for weighing materials
5 gallon bucket for the dyeing vat
5 gallon bucket for rinsing
Hot plate (optional)
Rocks or marbles for mixing up indigo powder into paste (optional)
Eye Dropper or pipette (optional)
Scoured fabric/garments/material that has been wetted out (soaked and wrung out)


Need a refresher on a part of the video? Use the time index below.

1:45 Safety Equipment / Supplies
3:00 Creating Your Vat
11:18 Testing Your Vat For Dyeing
15:51 How to Dye With Your Vat
20:41 Dyeing Protein Fibers
22:57 Dyeing Results and Final Notes


Thanks to Kelsie Doty and Engage Cornell for filming this video.
Thanks to Tommy and the Ohs for providing intro and outro music “On yer own”