Indigo leaves are home grown and picked from the garden. The branches are tied in bundles and left to soak in vat of water mixed with lime plaster for 3 days.
A concoction of tamarind, wooden ashes and rice liquid are also added to the vats before whisking the water into frothy foam.
The mixture is then strained and the sedement can be saved for future production purposes when the leaves are no longer in season. The longer the preserved paste is saved, the more intense it will stain the material.
Using various objects, pre fold your fabric with a design of your choice and submerge it into the dye solution for around 1 minute.
When the fabric comes out the dye it will look green. Remove any pre-secured implements (such as wooden sticks, rubber bands etc) and watch the magic of oxygenisation before your eyes as the design will turn blue over a few minutes.
Rinse the fabric 3-4 times until the water runs clear and hang to dry.
Wash seperately from other clothes for 4-5 cycles.