The results are in for my cochineal dyeing

This is what I started with 

Cochineal dyeing

The dyeing process went smoothly. I used a coffee filter at first to keep the bugs out of the wool. Later I switched and put the cochineal in an old sifter so all the bug bodies didn’t go all over the wool.

You clearly need more bug bodies to get a deeper color but for what I collected I was satisfied! I simmered it for about 20 minutes and then stuck the bucket outside to hopefully absorb more dye.To get a more scarlet color you use a Tin mordant. 
                                                               My results