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  • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Red was from cochineal beetles at one point but I don't know if it still is.

    • Mardoniush [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      Some is, like Murex Purple dye (which is from now-endangered shellfish and is almost impossible to get outside of a couple of traditional greek/italian craftspeople) it is prohibitively expensive to make the exact colour using synthetic dyes in a way that is safe for human consumption so it's used in food a lot, and that has revived the fabric industry as well.