noun
indigo dyeing; indigo-dyed cloth
Refers to the process of dyeing with indigo or the resulting dyed fabric. A traditional Japanese craft.
藍染めの暖簾が風に揺れている。
The indigo-dyed shop curtain is swaying in the wind.
この地域では藍染めが盛んだ。
Indigo dyeing is thriving in this region.
藍 is the indigo plant or the color itself, while 藍染め specifically refers to the dyeing process or the dyed product.
Compound of 藍 (indigo) and 染め (dyeing), from the verb 染める (to dye).