Dyeing with Safflower

This winter I have been playing with a basic method from wildcraftdyeing at youtube. I use scoured yarn (mine is handspun) and  then mordant by simmering with alum for an hour. 

Find some safflower at your local halal market for a pittance. I don't have any weights to recommend (weight of goods or "WOG") . 

 Put the safflower in a net and simmer a large glass container that is in a water bath...

Then,  simmer your yarn at a low simmer for an hour, this is wool. 

 

I was expecring a darker color...maybe orangey. But I am into yellow this year...