Category: Fungi Dyes

Mushroom and fungi dye recipes

Natural Fungi Dyes – Boletopsis grisea

Boletopsis grisea
FI – Sudenkääpä
SW -tallgråticka

Boletopsis mushroom dye

Alum Mordant

3 litres water
25 grams alum
10 grams cream of Tartar
Bring to boil and then let cool

100 gram wool yarn tied in skeins
Rinse the clean washed yarn in cool water
Add the yarn into the cool mordant bath and bring it to 80-90 C degrees

Simmer for 1 hour
Remove and let cool

Mushroom Dye Bath
If using dried mushrooms soak them in water for a few hours until soft.… Read more...

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Wild Color, Revised and Updated Edition: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes
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Botanical Colour at your Fingertips
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The Modern Natural Dyer: A Comprehensive Guide to Dyeing Silk, Wool, Linen and Cotton at Home
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A Weaver’s Garden: Growing Plants for Natural Dyes and Fibers
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The Rainbow Beneath My Feet: A Mushroom Dyer’s Field Guide
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Harvesting Color: How to Find Plants and Make Natural Dyes
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A Heritage of Colour: Natural Dyes Past and Present by Jenny Dean (2014-06-10)
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Wild Color, Revised and Updated Edition: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes
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The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing: Traditional Recipes for Modern Use– AUS – CA – DE -ES -FR – IT– NL – SE– UK

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Wild Color, Revised and Updated Edition: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes This comprehensive book outlines all the necessary equipment, how to select fibers and plant parts, choose the right methods for mordanting and dyeing, test color modifiers and the fastness of dyed colors, and obtain a range of gorgeous colors from every plant, from alter to woad, shown in more than 250 swatches.… Read more...
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