Re: What is the difference between partway fermented and unfermented indigo?

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on April 25, 2004 at 10:24:56:

In reply to: What is the difference between partway fermented and unfermented indigo? posted by Faery Ring on April 25, 2004 at 00:10:28:

: How can you tell the difference? I got some cheap indigo at the
: markets but I don't know what to make of it.

What brand? There's one that I adore, but haven't been able to track
down since my shop stopped carrying it.

I've been through about 10 kinds of indigo ..... to the point that I
can spot indigo that's not had this fermentation (or bacterial
action, to be more precise) ..... slightly darker green, and adding
water didn't get jack for dye release.

What I"ve got here is still green powder, (lighter, greyer green)
but there's been some fermenting/processing ....... so the dye release
is KAPOW. I can smell the difference between the two more easily than
I can see it.....

What I have is certainly not to the "hard blue lump" end of the process.

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I've got some Nour indigo from Syria. Faery Ring 15:37:22 4/25/2004 (2)
- Re: I've got some Nour indigo from Syria. Catherine Cartwright-Jones 20:16:17 4/25/2004 (1)
  - Re: I've got some Nour indigo from Syria. Lisa 18:54:09 4/26/2004 (0)

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: : How can you tell the difference? I got some cheap indigo at the : : markets but I don't know what to make of it. : : What brand? There's one that I adore, but haven't been able to track : down since my shop stopped carrying it. : : I've been through about 10 kinds of indigo ..... to the point that I : can spot indigo that's not had this fermentation (or bacterial : action, to be more precise) ..... slightly darker green, and adding : water didn't get jack for dye release. : : What I"ve got here is still green powder, (lighter, greyer green) : but there's been some fermenting/processing ....... so the dye release : is KAPOW. I can smell the difference between the two more easily than : I can see it..... : : What I have is certainly not to the "hard blue lump" end of the process.
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