Scarlet
Red dye was first used on leather in about 2300 BC by people in Syria. It was made from the dried bodies of the wingless females of the cochineal beetle.
Copyright © Carmel Bird 1998. All rights reserved.
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Scarlet Red dye was first used on leather in about 2300 BC by people in Syria. It was made from the dried bodies of the wingless females of the cochineal beetle. |
| from Red Shoes,
a novel by Carmel Bird published February 1998 by Random
House Australia. Aust RRP $17.95 . ISBN 0-09-183401-5. Copyright © Carmel Bird 1998. All rights reserved. |