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plant dyes (cactus)

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okiecountryboy:
Has anyone heard of this before?
I was at my inlaws house transplanting some cactus. I noticed a snow-white fuzzy type of fungus growing on one (prickly pear).
Asked abouut it, and was told that the local native americans used it as a dye. My father-in-law scraped some off into his hand (still white), rubbed his finger across it and it turned blood red. I plan on using this on my next leather project. If it's still there, I'll try and get some pics.

Thanks for reading
Ron

JackCrafty:
Google cochineal.   ;D

okiecountryboy:
Thank you Jackcrafty!

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