Indigo dying

Indigo dying is a very traditional art form in Taiwan. The plants are grown and processed here in Taiwan. Some people can dye amazing patterns and even pictures onto the cloth with enough practice. My district, 三峽, is particularly known for indigo dying. Our teacher that is in charge of us exchangers, Lisa,  arranged for us to get to try. It was really cool. It was just like doing tye dye with rubber bands and folding. We would submerge our cloth for a count of a hundred then let it dry. When the dye was wet it was a green color, as it dried it became more and more blue. After we had dunked it three times we rinsed it off, undid the rubber bands, and you have a nice blue and white pice of cloth!
Thanks for reading,
Autumn 丁晚秋