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 In the previous semester, in the textile complementary workshop, I was learning about the extraction of natural dyes and how to dye with these different fibers and fabrics, during this process I discovered many interesting things, such as how to extract the pigment of a fruit or vegetable, its chromatic possibilities when applying a color modifier such as vinegar or lemon, or knowing that for the color to be absorbed well and last longer is necessary to mordant the fiber before it is going to dye, a well-known mordant is the alum stone. These were some of the many things I learned during that semester, but this research ended in the discovery of something else, which was the most enjoyable process, was the creation of a biomaterial.

 From these experiments with natural dyes is that I could develop and investigate a different material, this starts as a way to recycle the dye that was left in the boiled water so that it was not wasted, this is how the idea of this bioplastic, which is a mixture of dyed water, glycerin, starch from some food, such as cornstarch which is the most common and vinegar, each of these elements provides something to the final result, the dyed water allows to obtain a color, the glycerin gives elasticity and the starch with the vinegar gives consistency to the mixture, these ingredients should be placed in a pot over low heat until boiling, then pour into a mold and let it dry between 3 and 5 days, I really enjoy making these bioplastics because you can make many combinations of color and texture.