Red Dye from Bugs
Making red dye from worms
In the world, there are those who seek red dye, and there is a way to use worms as a method. In the past, people observed all kinds of worms, and saw that a certain insect was special, and its body contained red matter.
So they caught such insects and gathered them together. First purify the insects, remove the filth and impurities, and then use the technique to make them. Or stain them in liquid, or expose them to the sun, or apply warm fire. After various processes, the red matter of the insect body gradually emerges and turns into a dye.
The red dye made by
is bright and firm. Dyed on cloth and silk, red like a cloud, it will not fade for a long time, and At that time, people used it to dye their clothes, and when they wore it, they showed a graceful and luxurious state; it was also used to paint things, and the things in the pen were vivid because of it. Its method was passed on to later generations, and it was one of the important techniques of red dye making, so that the red color was widely passed on to the world.
