Quilted Visualizations of Naturally Dyed Fabrics

This quilt explores the effects of mordants and post-dyebath treatment on thrifted wool fabric dyed with cochineal insects.

This quilt compares the results of cochineal-dyed cotton with and without the usage of a tannin-soak and with two different types of aluminum mordant

Building on Visualization #1, this quilt contrasts the cochineal-dyed wool treated with post-dyebath modifiers (top squares) with the unmodified dyed fabric (background circles).

This quilt explores the effects of cochineal dyebath concentration and pH on cotton fabric pre-treated with two different aluminum mordants.

These swatches commemorate the results of the first experiment with Annelise's Datacolor Ahiba IR, named "Holde" after Dr. Holde Puchtler, a pioneer in adoption of dye stains in histochemistry.

This quilt compares the range of colors achieved when wool (larger center circles) and cotton (smaller outer circles) are dyed with cochineal.