Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) Ana Lisa Hedstrom 150 minutes

150 minutes

Ana Lisa Hedstrom presents a variety of ways to create exciting

CEO & Founder of Stony Creek Colors to learn the details of the company and its future in expanding to different natural dyes and relationship to the fashion industry

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and art textiles

Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) Ana Lisa Hedstrom 150 minutesA traditional dye in Latin America, cochineal (grana cochinilla fina) is the quintessential red of the Americas farmed and used by indigenous populations from the time of the Maya and Aztec through the modern day. A small scale insect which thrives on the nopal cactus, cochineal produces shades from vibrant carmine red to luxurious fuchsia on all types of fibers, and is also commonly used as a colorant in foods and cosmetics. With a near monopoly on