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      Sukumo Aidate Kit - 1 Gallon / 4L
      ¥15,000
      Sukumo Aidate Kit 5 Gallon / 19L
      ¥40,000
      Sukumo Aidate Kit 10 Gallon / 38L
      ¥80,000
      Sukumo Aidate Kit 20 Gallon / 76L
      ¥180,000
      Fermented Indigo (Sukumo) Fermented Indigo (Sukumo) The raw material for indigo dyeing, sukumo, is made by spreading harvested and dried indigo leaves (aiai) in a fermentation bed, sprinkling them with water, and mixing thoroughly to ferment. Starting from the initial day called “Nesegomi”, the sukumo is created over more than 100...
      Dyeing Dyeing Sukumo, wood ash lye, shell ash, and wheat gluten are natural ingredients used as raw materials. Over about two weeks from preparation, the fermentation is promoted while gradually increasing the dye vat’s concentration. At Watanabe’s, this is called “Sukumo Ai-date” — a traditional Japanese fermentation...