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1 - It's time for #ThreadTalk. That's right: it's time to dye.
Warning: This feature includes insects🐞, poison☠️, dead bodies 💀, human combustion🔥 & general yuck🤢
And of course colonialism👎. But also gowns! Like this French afternoon dress in yellow & chartreuse from 1866
Warning: This feature includes insects🐞, poison☠️, dead bodies 💀, human combustion🔥 & general yuck🤢
And of course colonialism👎. But also gowns! Like this French afternoon dress in yellow & chartreuse from 1866
2 - Most natural fiber fabrics are bit bland at first. Getting them vibrant means the adding of pigment.
Natural wool is often an ivory hue, & it takes a lot of processing to get the right hue. Raw wool pictured below to give you an idea. Carding video:
Natural wool is often an ivory hue, & it takes a lot of processing to get the right hue. Raw wool pictured below to give you an idea. Carding video:
3 - Red is the color of passion, desire, and… insect secretion. Yes, we get carmine red from carminic acid, a substance we extract from female cochineals. Yum!
Cochineals are scale insects found in the Americas and are often found on prickly pear cactuses.
Cochineals are scale insects found in the Americas and are often found on prickly pear cactuses.
