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Re: The probability of other creatures organically dying blue
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2023 7:24 pm
by micha
I would add Woad, which is pretty much the same chemical as you get from Indigofera -- both yielding indigo. But woad was available in Europe, and indigo is from central Asia. Also, woad has less of the chemical than Indigofera, so it sends to come out a shade closer to aqua, as it will have proportionately more adulteration from other plant chemicals.
Re: The probability of other creatures organically dying blue
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 7:29 pm
by rhecht
micha wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 7:24 pm
I would add Woad, which is pretty much the same chemical as you get from Indigofera -- both yielding indigo. But woad was available in Europe, and indigo is from central Asia. Also, woad has less of the chemical than Indigofera, so it sends to come out a shade closer to aqua, as it will have proportionately more adulteration from other plant chemicals.
I haven't tested it out yet, but is it as colorfast as India indigo and by extension, murex Techeiles?
Re: The probability of other creatures organically dying blue
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2023 7:04 pm
by rhecht
I just messaged this person and am waiting for an answer:
https://www.theancientsblue.com/contact.html