ANST - natural dyeing ... reds & purples

maddie teller-kook meadhbh at io.com
Tue Jun 30 21:54:00 PDT 1998


I think the bug you are talking about is cochineal.  It makes a lovely red.  I
love the color that the prickly pear fruit has.. but it is not a good dye.

meadhbh
(who just jumped in on a Clare question)

j'lynn yeates wrote:

> On 30 Jun 98, at 15:26, Bill Osterheim wrote:
>
> > Hmmmm... this brings another thought to mind. I have two large
> > Mamosa (sp?) trees in the back yard. The flowers will stain things
> > they land on red. Could these be used for somebody's dyeing?
>
> sounds like a "claire question" (g)
>
> if you have access to large areas of prickly-pear cactus, there is a species
> of small insect (starts with a "c" i think ...) that lives in them ... that
> produces a really nice reddish-purple.  it was either the aztec (i believe) or
> maya that used / accepted them as tribute ... the fruit of this species of
> cactus makes a similar purplish liquer, and would probably produce a
> decent dye in it's own right.
>
> 'wolf
>
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