There's no Such Thing as a Stupid Question
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Forgive me if this has been asked before but, what exactly makes indigo special? We have black because it's just indigo that has been chemically treated... But how come we don't have red, greens, yellow dyed garments that fade like indigo does?
From research I understand that indigo is a "chunky" particle that just kind of coats surface of the cotton fibers, and thus doesn't penetrate and can be worn away. But why aren't there other dyes that have this property, or are they just not feasible/affordable/desirable?
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@freepickin I suspect you're correct in that it's not desirable, indigo denim has been popular for a long time and there is likely little need to experiment and pay R&D costs to produce the yellow or green equivalent!
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@Matt said in There's no Such Thing as a Stupid Question:
…which are more complicated and use more fabric than tube tops so I’m not sure why we don’t see more of those.
Well that paints a nasty picture
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@RobeOfTheMagi said in There's no Such Thing as a Stupid Question:
Is there such a thing as a stupid question?
Ask @Matt
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@steelworker said in There's no Such Thing as a Stupid Question:
@RobeOfTheMagi said in There's no Such Thing as a Stupid Question:
Is there such a thing as a stupid question?
Ask @Matt
Better yet, ask Katie. I'm sure she's probably heard a few...
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@freepickin said in There's no Such Thing as a Stupid Question:
Forgive me if this has been asked before but, what exactly makes indigo special?
It is a color that has no obvious source in nature. You don't just take a flower or berry and boil it down into dye. The process of creating natural indigo dye is a complex chemistry equation. Even when the dye is ready it produces a green fabric that turns to indigo after you pull it from the solution. How the process was even discovered is a bit mind blowing. The story of indigo is pretty fascinating and definitely worth watching a video or two. Indigo is indeed a very special color.
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Is there any easy way to know which IH products are available in Japan vs IH internal (only)? For example, are any of the CPOs available in Japan or are they mainly IH international?
