https://bird-brain.org/2026/04/21/dye/Bird Brainen2026-04-21T23:51:46+00:00“Dye”books, wool, silk, cotton, Pliny the Elder, Virginia Postrel, Postrel, fabric, thread, hemp, textiles, Aztecs, fabric construction, textile history, aniline chemicals (for dyeing), madder (plant for dyeing), cochineal (insects for dyeing), ceramic artist Petra Juarez, Gioanventura Rosetti (1548 dyer and author), red dye, August Kekulé, blue dye, indigo (dye and dyeing process), brazilwood (for dyeing), indigotin, Tyrian purple (dye), kermes (dye substance from insects), pH (of dye solutions), mordant (for dyeing), August Wilhelm Hofmann, Petra Juarez (ceramic artist and dyer), Indigoferra tinctoria, alum (mordant for dyeing), Deborah Ruscillo, grana (insects for dyeing), Claude Louis Berthollet (book about chemistry of fabric dyes), experimentation (in creating dyes), indican, murex marine snails, William Perkin, Huaca Prieta (Peru), tartar (for dyeing), purple dye, Swisstex (eco-friendly fabric-dyeing company), woad, “Plictho” (“The” manual for professional dyers), Mingei International Museum (exhibit on “Indigo”), petrochemicals (for dyeing), synthetic dyes, Tyre (Phoenicia)https://bird-brain.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/04-12b-swisstex-environmental_2-crx2_resized.jpg?w=150