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AI6YR Ben
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

Cochineal not filtering through a coffee filter
Cochineal not filtering through a coffee filter
Cochineal not filtering through a coffee filter
Cochineal heating in a pan
Cochineal heating in a pan
Cochineal heating in a pan
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AI6YR Ben
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org  ·  activity timestamp last month

***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

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AI6YR Ben
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

Two cotton sheets turning reddish orange in a DYE bath, a black canning/seafood pot.
Two cotton sheets turning reddish orange in a DYE bath, a black canning/seafood pot.
Two cotton sheets turning reddish orange in a DYE bath, a black canning/seafood pot.
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AI6YR Ben
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

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

White insects which turn bright red when crushed growing on cactus
White insects which turn bright red when crushed growing on cactus
White insects which turn bright red when crushed growing on cactus
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