Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico
Last stop was to see an Oaxacan weaving demonstration.
Forty different colours can be made from the crimson-coloured dye carmineof the cochineal parasite that lives on the prickly pear cactus plant by adding various amounts of either lime or baking soda.
Like many countries that I have visited, all the colours are made from natural plants, seeds etc.
Do I or do I not? I still have many weeks on the road and while I was tempted decided not to add to my wall hanging weaving collection. .... and "No" was the answer.
Oaxacan weaving
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico
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