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Mrs Kampheng dyes a skein of cotton blue with an indigo natural dye, Naxang village, Vientiane Province, Lao PDR. Indigo dye is made from the fresh leaves and stem of the indigo plant which are fermented and then mixed with limestone to turn it the distinctive blue colour.

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Mrs Kampheng dyes a skein of cotton blue with an indigo natural dye, Naxang village, Vientiane Province, Lao PDR. Indigo dye is made from the fresh leaves and stem of the indigo plant which are fermented and then mixed with limestone to turn it the distinctive blue colour.