Cochineal is an insect-source dye that produces a wide range of colors. Historically cochineal was primarily used to make reds, but  depending on the mordant and chemical modifiers employed, cochineal can produce a wide range of different colors.

Indigo is a plant-source dye which can be used in it’s ‘botanical’ form (a plant derivative) or in a ’synthetic’ form, which is nearly identical chemically but produces a slightly different range of color. Our yarns are dyed with both indigo sources.

Please note, we don’t wash our indigo yarns with chlorine and as such some indigo may rub off . If ‘crocking’ is a concern, please consider using the blue yarn from our standard range that have been dyed with acid dyes.