Natalie Godinez discusses Tanya Aguiñiga’s engagement with cochineal as a learning process rooted in collaboration and knowledge-sharing. She describes how Aguiñiga learned about the material through working with Porfirio and drawing on Indigenous practices passed down in his family, including recognizing the need to rely on experienced practitioners rather than experimentation alone. Godinez highlights Aguiñiga’s approach of seeking guidance from others with expertise and then sharing that knowledge through teaching, contributing to the continued transmission of cochineal dyeing practices and their uses.