Mushroom Dyes at Pacific Textile Arts, CA – 2016

Back to where it all began – Mendocino County!

A workshop exploring the legacy of Miriam C. Rice’s mushroom dyes.
November 19-21, 2016

 

 

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Cortinarius smithii skeins drying – (Photo by Joy-Lily)
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Cortinarius smithii (Photo by Darvin DeShazer)
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Phaeolus schweinitzi

This is the stage that this “Dyer’s Polypore” has the highest concentration of dye pigment. Phaeolus schweinitzii skeins drying. First dyebath left overnight in dye is on top row. “Afterbath” on next day is on the row below. (Photo by Cathi Love)

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Cortinarius emerging! (Photo by Joy-Lily)
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Swirling the Skeins (Photo by Cathi Love)
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Mixed Sarcodon & Hydnellum species dyes
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Omphalotus olivascens
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Omphalotus olivascens dyes

This “Mushrooms for Color” Website is sponsored by the International Mushroom Dye Institute (IMDI), founded by Miriam C. Rice in 1985 who believed that people throughout the world would benefit from exploring the full spectrum of color derived from mushrooms.

CONTACT: dbeebee (at) sonic.net

All rights reserved. (This IMDI Website page was updated December 05, 2016)