Blogs about: Cochineal
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colour, colour everywhere
more woven shibori samples ready to dye, but the indigo vat is outside and it is raining I am waiting to see which weft structure I want to use to weave the remaining 2 meters a picture to remind me h… more →
One small stitch
Half and Half
wrote 5 days ago: Half and Half…C and C? A new drink name!! No! More fun, a new tee-shirt. Half backyard and … more →
Red Food Colouring
wrote 1 week ago: Carmine is also known as Natural Red 4, Crimson Lake, Cochineal, E120 and C.I. 75470. Carmine … more →
Bugged about the Bug
wrote 2 weeks ago: Reblogged from Agrigirl's Blog: I confess that I'm not all that bugged about bugs. Now granted, … more →
Surprised at Leewood: dyeing with cochineal
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wrote 2 weeks ago: The dye stock solution when samples first entered into the jarsSamples around the edge are the first … more →
colour, colour everywhere
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wrote 3 weeks ago: more woven shibori samples ready to dye, but the indigo vat is outside and it is raining I am waitin … more →
Did You Know? (Red Dye Edition)
wrote 1 month ago: The red dye used in many foods and cosmetics comes from the insect cochineal? Cochineals live on the … more →
DAY FIVE: POEM
wrote 2 months ago: Cinco de Aprilo…well, here is the prompt from NaPoWriMo: A cinquain is a poem that employs s … more →
10 Cool Vegan Beverage Ingredients
wrote 2 months ago: 1. Tamarind (Delicious sweet amd sour flavour that adds an extra richness to iced teas/beverages/dri … more →
A little optical blending to finish my fibery day...
wrote 2 months ago: My fabulous fibery day would not be complete without indulging in some blending of the lovely turmer … more →
The pink is here!!!
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wrote 2 months ago: Okay. Maybe I should stop squeezing the cochineal pouch with my bare hands, but it’s SO SQUISH … more →
Calculating cochineal: using Lanzarote dyestuff
wrote 2 months ago: The historical dye research Jane Deane and I are working on at Leewood (see previous post) involves … more →
Carmine and Cochineal
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wrote 3 months ago: Carmine, also called cochineal, is a red colored pigment that is commonly found in lipsticks, eyesha … more →
A little more dyeing never hurt anyone ;)
wrote 3 months ago: Well, Frances and I decided that we could definitely fit more dyeing in before it was back to school … more →
Natural Dye Day
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wrote 3 months ago: Yarn skeins drying after being dyed in a variety of Natural Dye baths.Indigo, Logwood, Brazilwood, O … more →
Xipe Totec and the Cochineal
wrote 4 months ago: One crisp morning, Xipe Totec, the flayed one, was walking through his prickly pear fields. The sun … more →
A Favorite from 2012
wrote 4 months ago: A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage and the Quest for the Color of Desire by Amy Butler Greenfield 338 … more →
Manifestation - A Chemo Hat in Cochineal and Logwood Organic Wool!!
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wrote 4 months ago: A very exciting thing happened last week. I finally saw a finished project made from Escape to Everm … more →
Handspun Yarn Deliciousness
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wrote 4 months ago: As much as I love the earthy calming hues I’ve been working with lately, there are times when … more →
Reading About Red
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wrote 4 months ago: Long winter nights are a perfect time for armchair travel – reading my way around the world an … more →
