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Community Valentines Event with Cochineal

  • Colorant 146 Main Street Beacon, NY, 12508 United States (map)
Community Valentines Event with Cochineal
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Join Textile Lab at Colorant on Saturday February 8th to  create Valentine's Day cards using thickened cochineal dye, handmade paper and textile scraps! Cochineal is a natural dye made from insects. The dye comes from the female insects that colonize the prickly pear cactus native to Mexico, Central and South America. You can achieve brilliant reds, pinks, and purple colors by changing the pH of the dye. Join us anytime between 12pm-4pm. Kids are welcome. Workshop fee: $30 for a package of 5 valentines. All materials included. Register in Advance

Earlier Event: February 1
Mending Workshop
Later Event: February 15
New York Native Sample Sale!