Cochineal - Whole - 8ozCochineal is the female insect of Dactylopius coccus that colonize the prickly pear (nopal) cactus native to Mexico, Central and South America and the Canary Islands. Peru is currently the primary export country. This dye can be found in food, drugs and cosmetics. Cochineal has excellent light and washfastness and produces a powerful range of fuchsias, reds and purples. The dye is sensitive to pH and color changes can be achieved with different

Place the cochineal pulp back in the saucepan and again cover with water and repeat step 2

Bode & Sombrero

Gauge: 36 — medium-coarse

slightly yellow-leaning undertones and no cool or blue bias

soft highlights

Myrobalan can be used both as a dye and a mordant

Warm and glowing

Hemp Top is a very strong durable fiber

dusty quality that feels gentle and naturalistic

near-black espresso brown that carries the quiet weight of the forest floor

moving even less fiber per punch and leaving virtually no visible surface marks

Quebracho dye comes from a tree native to South America