How To Dye Yarn With Turmeric. Fill your dye pot half full with fresh hot water. This will help the dye spread smoothly through the yarn.
Kind of looks and smells like mustard. Place the wet, clean cloth in the pot of turmeric dye. This will help it absorb the dye better.
Let the cloth sit completely submerged in the pot for half an hour.
Begin by making a paste with your turmeric and vinegar in your dye pot. Now that would be a tragedy! Gently simmer for about 10 minutes then turn off the heat and allow to sit in the cooling dye liquid for approx 30 mins. The alum can be drying and irritating to the skin.