Safflower is an annual thistle and is most commonly know for its cooking oil and seeds. iIts petals can also be used for dyeing yellows, pinks, scarlets and coral. Soak the petals overnight to extract the dye as a yellow . Changing the PH of the dyebath will give reds and pinks.
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Mordanting (MORDANTING_RECIPES.docx) [Download]
Safflower is an annual thistle and is most commonly know for its cooking oil and seeds. iIts petals can also be used for dyeing yellows, pinks, scarlets and coral. Soak the petals overnight to extract the dye as a yellow . Changing the PH of the dyebath will give reds and pinks.
Mordanting (MORDANTING_RECIPES.docx) [Download]