Here is a comparison shot of my suffruticosa indigo Tuesday evening and 3 days later after sitting with a shot of fructose added. There be indigo! I am going to feed it again on Sunday, stir it up and add some pickling lime to see if I can get my indigo to strike some silk.
After 3 days…
Where we started…
I am happy to take suggestions from any indigo grandmother out there for alternative paths! Trying to avoid thio…
And here is my rigged anti skunk/raccoon or armadillo cage device to keep the critters from digging for grubs between my Japanese indigo & indigo suffruticosa! Evil creatures!
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Following with interest! Have you tried this with Japanese indigo, fresh or dried?
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I’ve pulled indigo from JI using Rita Buchanan’s regular thio recipe. Here is what I’ve done with dried Japanese indigo here…https://debmcclintock.me/2015/09/14/dried-leaf-japanese-indigo-process-take-1/
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Can the thio replaced by fermenting? or since it reduces, can websearch reducing agents (found carrots listed). Wonder if antioxidents, but most of those are acidic, like vite C, maybe acai berries or…
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Take a look at this recipe and also look for Maiwa.com fructose recipe and this link is a traditional ferment pot…another rabbit hole! http://www.aurorasilk.com/tutorials/how_to_natural_indigo_dye_vat.html
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