Sunday, May 3, 2009

Cochineal!


I forgot to mention in my last post that I bought Cochineal at the fair yesterday, which is a tiny bug found in South America that is dried and crushed into use for dying. It creates the most beautiful red color and was prized at the time of Christopher Columbus because red was hard and expensive to find. I can't wait to dye with the little critters!

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