Question

Cloth dyers preferred indigo as a dye because it produced a rich blue colour whereas the dye from woad was pale and dull.

Answer 1

Yes, Cloth dyers preferred indigo as a dye because it produced a rich blue colour whereas the dye from woad was pale and dull.

There is a history behind this which explains in the following:

• Indigo was first grown on the islands of Caribbean, as well as in Brazil, Jamaica, and Venezuela. Indigo plantations have also emerged and developed over North America.
• The indigo plant is mostly found in the tropics. Clothing manufacturers in Italy, France, and the United Kingdom were using Indian Indigo to colour cloth by the 13th century.
• However, only a limited amount of Indian Indigo made it to Europe, and the price was exorbitant.
• To create violet and blue dyes, European textile manufacturers had to rely on another plant called woad.
• Woad was more readily available in Europe since it is a temperate zone plant. Northern Italy, southern France, and portions of Germany and the United Kingdom grew it.
• Worried about indigo competition, European woad farmers urged their governments to prohibit indigo imports.
• However, indigo was favored by cloth dyers. The woad dye was light and dull, whereas indigo provided a deep blue colour.

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