Cochineal

Cochineal (the boiled and ground nymphs of the Coccidae, or scale insects) were crushed by the Aztecs and Mayans for a nice red color.

Lipstick Making - Day One Anne-Marie 2008

Cochineal and indigo dyes, derived from indigenous species, were in high demand for Europe's burgeoning textile industry.

Mexico's Colonial Era - Part 3 2007

Purple Smarties are dyed with cochineal carminic acid, which is made from ground-up pregnant Cochineal insects.

The Smarties Project « knitnut.net 2009

Cochineal and indigo dyes, derived from indigenous species, were in high demand for Europe's burgeoning textile industry.

Mexico's Colonial Era - Part 3 2007

Purple Smarties are dyed with cochineal carminic acid, which is made from ground-up pregnant Cochineal insects.

April « 2009 « knitnut.net 2009

Cochineal was, like kermes, an insect-based color source for red.

The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

Cochineal Information Center www. aztecacolor.com/entrada. htm

Bugs on the net 2006

That caveat aside, this site provides a fascinating glimpse at the workings of the Cochineal Information Center, which is located in San Bartolo Coyotpec, Oaxaca.

Bugs on the net 2006

Cochineal Information Center www. aztecacolor.com/entrada. htm

Bugs on the net 2006

That caveat aside, this site provides a fascinating glimpse at the workings of the Cochineal Information Center, which is located in San Bartolo Coyotpec, Oaxaca.

Bugs on the net 2006