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Cochineal "Next Step" workshop


Cochineal is an insect that is indigenous to the Southwest and Mexico and lives on the Prickly Pear cactus. The cochineal used for this workshop specifically has been farmed and harvested in Peru.


The cochineal insect makes a natural brilliant red/purple dye (Carmine) that has been used for thousands of years to dye both wool and cotton fibers. Cochineal is also known as carmine dye. Today, carmine is primarily used as a colorant in food and in lipstick (E120 or Natural Red 4).

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  • 6544 E Tanque Verde Rd. Tucson, AZ 85715
  • Ph: (520) 290-3738
  • Tues 10am - 4pm
  • Weds 10am - 8pm
  • Thurs-Saturday 10am - 4pm
  • Sunday & Monday- Closed
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