+++  As the days grow darker I find myself drawn to indigo and black.  

Here are some extraordinary indigo and black offerings from extraordinary shopkeepers +++     

 

'I'll have a Bleu Christmas' by gardenofsimples

indigo to black

rustic bleu

Treasury tool by StylishHome.

Indigo is a color named after the blue dye derived from the plant Indigofera tinctoria and related species. The color is placed on the electromagnetic spectrum between about 420 and 450 nm in wavelength, placing it between blue and violet. 

The first recorded use of indigo as a color name in English was in 1289.

India is believed to be the oldest center of indigo dyeing in the Old World. It was a primary supplier of indigo dye, derived from the plant Indigofera tinctoria, to Europe as early as the Greco-Roman era. The association of India with indigo is reflected in theGreek word for the 'dye,' which was indikon (ινδικόν). The Romans used the term indicum, which passed into Italian dialect and eventually into English as the word indigo. The country of El Salvador has lately been the biggest producer of indigo.

The same indigo dye is contained in the woad plant, Isatis tinctoria, for a long time the main source of blue dye in Europe. Woad was replaced by true indigo as trade routes opened up, and both are now largely replaced by synthetic dyes. - From Wikipedia

~~~ remember the name WOAD?  ~~~

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