Natural Dyes Part 3 Dyeing with Cochineal Insects

This video shows, step by step, how I dye cotton garments with cochineal insect dye.

My blog post about Cochineal Dye - https://www.chromaticnatureclothing.c...

Terms I use explained:
Mordanting - prepping fabric to bond with the dye
WOF (weight of fiber) - when measuring out ingredients for dyeing/mordanting, most of the time you use the "weight of fiber" as the main reference point. Fiber refers to the fabric. So 10% WOF is 10% of the weight of the fabric you are dyeing.
Aluminum Acetate - a metal salt that is a great mordant for cellulose fibers.
Calcium Carbonate - I use this term interchangeably with "chalk" because they are the same thing. Calcium Carbonate is the pure compound without any additives.

Where I bought the ingredients used in this video:
Cochineal Natural Dye - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Aluminum Acetate - https://chromaticnatureclothing.com/p...
Calcium Carbonate - https://chromaticnatureclothing.com/p...
Dye Fixative - Since making this video I've stopped using this product. I realized its ingredients are not as eco-friendly as I would like them to be, so I do not want to promote it. This is not a necessary step and can be eliminated.
Professional Textile Detergent - https://www.dharmatrading.com/
Thermometer - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Literally every container, measuring spoon, stirring spoon - YARD/GARAGE SALES

Music is by Borscht Porsche

Welcome to the Chromatic Nature YouTube Channel!
Chromatic Nature is my small-batch clothing company, that only uses organic cotton fabric and natural dyes. My name is Natalia, I am the company's founder/owner. I use this channel to post videos that show how I create my products and try new dyes. You can use these videos to learn to be a natural dyer yourself, but if after watching them you decide this all looks like too much work, you can go to my website and buy the items you see me making!

My website - https://www.chromaticnatureclothing.com/