my indigo is getting very dark

juneping · Feb 5th, 2008, 05:57 PM

hello,

my indigo i bought in the summer of 2006. it was very vibrant blue the time i bought and now it's just very very dark and lost the depth.
what can i do to bring it back to life?
does soak it in woolite help?

thanks!!!

hmwe46 · Feb 5th, 2008, 07:22 PM

ooo, I can not imagine Woolite restoring color.

So the way I understand it is that certain colors fade faster than others (there is a thread around here somewhere).

Cyan and red fades faster than other colors, so a true blue bag will have those plus greens in it.

Once some colors start fading, the other colors are more visible, KWIM??

So a once blue bag, after loosing some of it's red may look darker/less bright.

Sorry....

juneping · Feb 5th, 2008, 09:42 PM

thanks hmwe!!
you made total sense. no wonder my grape is getting lighter as well...probably the disappearing of red/cyan in it.
i guess my rouille will end up more brownish....

hopefully nothing will happen to my cornflower...i heard that color will fade too...
...somehow...red, turq (blue family) and purple are my favourite....i feel so.......

....

Feb 5th, 2008, 05:57 PM	#1
juneping couch potato-ing Joined: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 1,562	my indigo is getting very dark hello, my indigo i bought in the summer of 2006. it was very vibrant blue the time i bought and now it's just very very dark and lost the depth. what can i do to bring it back to life? does soak it in woolite help? thanks!!!

Feb 5th, 2008, 07:22 PM	#2
hmwe46 Sub-Forum Mod Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,962	Re: my indigo is getting very dark ooo, I can not imagine Woolite restoring color. So the way I understand it is that certain colors fade faster than others (there is a thread around here somewhere). Cyan and red fades faster than other colors, so a true blue bag will have those plus greens in it. Once some colors start fading, the other colors are more visible, KWIM?? So a once blue bag, after loosing some of it's red may look darker/less bright. Sorry....

Feb 5th, 2008, 09:42 PM	#3
juneping couch potato-ing Joined: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 1,562	Re: my indigo is getting very dark thanks hmwe!! you made total sense. no wonder my grape is getting lighter as well...probably the disappearing of red/cyan in it. i guess my rouille will end up more brownish.... hopefully nothing will happen to my cornflower...i heard that color will fade too... ...somehow...red, turq (blue family) and purple are my favourite....i feel so........... Last edited by juneping; Feb 5th, 2008 at 09:51 PM.