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Mushroom Dye
Using mushroom for dye
Mushroom dyeing is relatively new in natural dyeing history. The magic of walking in the forest and gathering mushroom to eat and to dye is an art of living.
Phaeolus schweinitzii
Dyer's polypore
This mushroom grows at the base of conifer trees and has a velvety, top. You can get both mustard yellow to olive green color.
Ramaria
Coral mushroom
This beautiful coral mushroom can only dye when it is fresh and it can be lilac to blue grey.
Other mushroom used for dye
There are many other mushroom I use for dyeing.
Turbinellus floccosus (scaly chanterelle) - top left
Hypomyces lactifluorum (lobster mushroom) - top right
Hypholoma fasciculare (sulpher tuft) - left
Omphalotus olivascens
(Jack o'lantern) - right
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