Word Count: 1019, fantastic beginning. You need 1400 words, then add pictures and a bibliography to show your research (not included in word count)
Double check little things like in the first paragraph you say Indigo dyes are produced recently synthetically then in the next paragraph you say: most indigo dyes are obtained naturally from plants. Be careful- have someone read your paper before you turn it in, it helps because we are so close to it, we can’t see it.
This is really nice!! You have worked hard on this. I liked reading it!!!
To fill it in you can: (some of these you have already touched on-ideas I am giving everyone)
a. How did Indigo/Shibori develop historically and why.
b. Indigo is a natural dye, what are the pros and cons of natural dyes compared to synthetic dyes.
c. Where in the world do they still do Indigo dying or Shibori dyeing on a large scale and why?
d.What environmental impacts do indigo dyes have and natural dyes for that matter have,
e. How are they produced, how is the plant processed and the dye extracted?
f. What was your experience when you did the Shibori? Was it your first time?, what did you learn?
g. Which designers today use Shibori, what collection, what technique, why is it an interesting application of Shibori?
Lastly, run your Essay through a free app such as Grammerly, it’s free and very good at helping you rearrange and make the sentences make sense, also helps with spelling. You will also include a bibliography at the end to show where you got your info.