Dyeing with Indigo Dye

Indigo is a dye naturally obtained from the Indigofera tinctoria plant and is included in the vat dye class. Today, natural indigo dye has been replaced by synthetic indigo dye in the textile industry. Indigo dye maintains its importance as an indispensable dye class for denim products. In this chapter, after providing information about the structure, fastness properties and end-uses of indigo dye, how to dye with these dyes is explained in detail.