Dyeing With Cochineal
Those who dye magenta
in ancient times, seek the color to be fresh and lasting, and the techniques are complicated and exquisite. Among them, those who dye magenta have a unique interest.
Those who dye magenta are collected from exotic worms and have been carefully processed to get a good dyed product. Its color is bright, if the morning sun reflects the glow, it shines brightly.
At the beginning of dyeing, choose a good cloth first, which is pure in quality but not miscellaneous, before it can be colored. Cloth into a clear pool, soak in water, remove its dust and filth, and develop its texture, so that it can be evenly dyed.
Then, take an appropriate amount of magenta, and fry it slowly in the kettle. The heat needs to be precisely controlled, and the color will be light if the fire is slow, and the color will be dark if the fire is fierce When the magenta melts into the soup, the color is like tea, but it stops the fire.
Put the soaked cloth into the dye kettle lightly, and slowly turn it over to make sure that the cloth and the dye are evenly touched. Over time, it is about the depth of color. If you want it to be deep, you can soak it for a long time; if you want it to be light, you can come out quickly.
After dyeing, you can lift the cloth out, hang it in a ventilated place, and dry it in the shade. Avoid exposure to the hot sun, for fear that the color will fade easily. When the cloth dries, the color has been fixed, and it is bright and eye-catching, and it will not be dark for a long time.
Dyeing magenta is not the only beauty of color. It is also seen that the ancients' exquisite research in craftsmanship,