Aborted attempt to extract cochineal and filter. Did not work, won't drip through a coffee filter, or newspaper. #cochineal

***I gave up on the extracting the cochineal from the bug shells through filtering... would not filter through a coffee filter or newspaper. So, I threw all the bugs in the pot, boiled it, and then filtered the bugs out using a window screen into another container, dumped it back in. There are still (whole) bugs in there, so I expect there will be strange dye marks and oddities in this. But... it's all an experiment, so... fine. #cochineal

DYE sheet, DYE! 🤪 #dye #dyeing #fabric #cochineal

If anyone is outfitting a regiment of British soldiers and needs some red dye.... or perhaps you are making red robes for the Margaret Atwood inspired dystopia. I have a ton of cochineal. #cochineal #dyeing #gardening