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Fabric dyeing with cochineal

5th January 202327th December 2020 by Kar-Ling

This is a blog post on fabric dyeing with cochineal. What is cochineal? Cochineal is actually an insect where is produces carminic acid. This in which in return gets the color red. Here is more information on cochineal. Of course, it not only use in fabric dyeing but it has other use in food coloring … Read more

Eco printing on fabric using cochineal

28th December 202020th December 2020 by Kar-Ling

This is a blog post on eco printing on fabric using cochineal. It is my first few experiments on eco printing. My curiosity about this craft was after getting interested in natural dyeing. In the past, I have made experiments on eco-dyeing but it was all a mixture of blurry mixture of all colors. That … Read more