I was delighted to have the opportunity to take a worksop on fabric printing with fungi dyes, held at the 2010 Fungi Fiber Symposium.… Read more...
International Fungi and Fibre Symposium 2010 Crafts
International Fungi Fibre Symposium 2010
Fiber crafts made by IMDI members using natural fungi dyes.
Knitted and crochet hats, slippers, socks dyed with mushrooms.… Read more...
IFFS 2010 Mushrooms
Mushroom Dyes
Fungi | PH | Colour | |
Hapalopilus rutilans | PH 8 | ||
Sarcodon Squamosus | PH 8 | ||
Boletopsis grisea | PH 9 | ||
Boletopsis grisea | PH 5 | Green | |
Hydnellum aurantiacum | PH 9 | ||
Hydnellum suaveolens | PH 9 | ||
Hydnellum caeruleum | PH 9 | ||
Cortinareous semisanguineus | PH | orange, red | |
Cortinareous fervidus | PH 6 | ||
Cortinareous malicorius | PH | ||
Inonotus obliquus | PH 8 | ||
Ischnoderma benzoinum | PH 7.5 | ||
Phellinus hippophaecola | PH 8 | ||
Phaeolus schweinitzii | PH |
Heating up the dyepots for the mordanting
Photos of the mushroom dyed yarns.… Read more...
International Fungi and Fibre Symposium 2010
The 14th International Fungi Dye Symposium was held in 2010 in Gysinge Sweden.
International Mushroom Dye Institute
Goals of IMDI are to build a library of the history of mushroom dyes and to encourage further research into the use of mushroom pigments.… Read more...
Book Store: Natural Dye Books
Natural Dye Books
Wild Color, Revised and Updated Edition: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes
– AUS – CA – DE -ES -FR – IT– NL – SE– UK
Botanical Colour at your Fingertips
– AUS – CA – DE -ES -FR – IT– NL – SE– UK
The Modern Natural Dyer: A Comprehensive Guide to Dyeing Silk, Wool, Linen and Cotton at Home
– AUS – CA – DE -ES -FR – IT– NL – SE– UK
A Weaver’s Garden: Growing Plants for Natural Dyes and Fibers
– AUS – CA – DE -ES -FR – IT– NL – SE– UK
The Rainbow Beneath My Feet: A Mushroom Dyer’s Field Guide
– AUS – CA – DE -ES -FR – IT– NL – SE– UK
Harvesting Color: How to Find Plants and Make Natural Dyes
– AUS – CA – DE -ES -FR – IT– NL – SE– UK
A Heritage of Colour: Natural Dyes Past and Present by Jenny Dean (2014-06-10)
– AUS – CA – DE -ES -FR – IT– NL – SE– UK
Wild Color, Revised and Updated Edition: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes
– AUS – CA – DE -ES -FR – IT– NL – SE– UK
The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing: Traditional Recipes for Modern Use– AUS – CA – DE -ES -FR – IT– NL – SE– UK
EBAY Natural Dyes
NATURAL DYES US
Red Cedar Natural Dye

The Western Red Cedar – Thuja plicata, is British Columbia’s provincial tree. It grows to heights of over 50 metres tall.… Read more...