#cochineal — Public Fediverse posts

This worked great! No messy scraping! Next step is to dry sheet soaking in tannins. May wait longer for more tannin absorbtion. #dye #cochineal

Boiled for an hour. HOLEY SHEET, it worked! (Actually not any holes in these sheets). Now to dry, then apparently you wash it and see how much color actually stays in there. I guess I will do that outside so no one gets pink colored clothing on the next load, LOL. #dye #dyeing #fabric #cochineal

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

For the second parasite for #InsertAnInvert2024 I’m sharing the source of carmine, a bright red pigment derived from carminic acid. It’s traditionally harvested from cochineal, a sessile parasite on Opuntia cacti in South America, north through to Mexico and the southwest US. They are laboriously collected by brushing them off the pads of prickly pear cacti. 🧵1/n

#linocut #printmaking #sciArt #naturalHistory #Opuntia #carmine #cochineal #cactus #insect #MastoArt

Last but not least, for watercolor, Schmincke produces an authentic version of carmine. It’s crazy expensive but I’m sure a little goes a long way?

(Buyer beware, authentic carmine is a fugitive color, ie not lightfast)

https://shop.stlartsupply.com/products/schmincke-horadam-watercolors-genuine-cochineal-red-limited-edition?variant=44142594982146&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIlu7msJ3JhAMVRyGtBh1JlQBUEAQYASABEgJgavD_BwE

#watercolor #pigments #cochineal #Carmine

And in case you’re wondering where to find the cochineal insects, they conveniently live en masse on the types of cactus paddles seen here in the foreground.

(The carpet in the background is made entirely of cochineal-dyed yarn.)

#Oaxaca #pigments #travel #cochineal #Carmine

Cocaine worth £450m found in cargo of bananas at Southampton Port - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-68374650

#Drugs
#Cochineal
#Bananas
#Southampton
#NationalCrimeAgency
#NCA
#BorderForce

The last week of 2023 is #invertefest so I’m sharing a recent print I made about carmine, a bright red pigment derived from carminic acid, traditionally harvested from cochineal, a sessile parasite on Opuntia cacti in South America, north through to Mexico & the southwest US. They are laboriously collected by brushing them off the pads of prickly pear cacti. 🧵

#linocut #printmaking #sciArt #naturalHistory #Opuntia #carmine #cochineal #cactus #insect #invertefest2023 #invertebrates #MastoArt

#cochineal #insects are doing great, if anyone is making wool uniforms for British soldiers looking to occupy Boston and needs some red dye, let me know. #redcoats #gardening #dye

https://lateboomersden.blog/2023/03/30/eaten-any-cochineal-bugs-recently/
Sometimes "natural" means made out of bugs (better that than some petroleum product) 🙂
#cactus, #carmine, #Cochineal, #dye, #insects, #Mexico, #PricklyPear