Cochinilla dye

Pigment extracted by boiling-decanting repetition four times.

Dying reclaimed cotton and silk with three different modifiers:

  • Baking soda + sea salt

  • Vinegar + citric acid

  • Calcium carbonate + potassium aluminium sulfate

Pure cochineal and alkaline modifier in tablecloth and sheet cotton:

Pure cochineal and the three modifiers in runner cotton:

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Pure cochineal and the three modifiers in silk:

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Pure cochineal and the three modifiers in cotton and kozo paper:

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Hellen Colman