This is four quarter meter pieces of botanical (plant) Indigo dyed cotton fabric in four shades of indigo blues. It is 100% cotton cloth, hand dyed in short lengths using botanical (plant) indigo dye vats and multiple dippings. You can see little white marks in the edge of the selvedge where the yardage was hung up on a moveable rod for the repeated dipping and oxidising between dips.

It is a perfect cloth for Sashiko stitching, boro stitching, visible mending, textile art work, and other sewing projects.

• Each piece is 19.5″ x 21.5″ (50cm x 55cm)
• There are four shades of indigo blue (shades may vary in tone from pack to pack but will be similar to those in the photographs)
• It is not ironed or starched like factory made cloth. You can iron it smooth if you want that finish.
• It is an even weave good quality cotton.
• The lighter colours are quite soft, but get less so as the shade gets darker. This is caused by the amount of indigo being held in the fibres.
• I have washed it enough to soften it but if you want it to be softer wash it some more. You can machine wash with a green product detergent. Hang to dry.
• The point of natural indigo for modern users is the way indigo gets more beautiful over time as it fades down. This has to do with the way the dye bonds to the cloth.
• Obviously this is an exceptional fabric for your sashiko stitching but you can use it for other projects.