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THE EXHIBIT
which was open to the public and local
press, included mushroom dyed hand-woven rugs, tapestries & scarves,
bowls, books and hangings of made of polypore paper, hand and machine
knitted sweaters, felted scarves hats and sporrans, socks, jewelry and
much more!!! It was absolutely stunning! |
photo by Bobi Ward (Green
Skills)
Kim Barrow, Dr. Judy Edwards and
Katrina Syme showing Myco-Stix exhibit
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photo by Bobi Ward (Green
Skills)
Dr. Judy
Edwards, listening to Hjördis
Lundmark, Hans Marklund, and
Mattias Andersson discuss their dye projects in Sweden |
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photo by Dorothy
Beebee (USA) |
Some of the sample
pages of Swedish Dye Fungi from upcoming new dye book by Hjördis Lundmark
and Hans Marklund |
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Dyeing
of Synthetic Polymers using High Temperature Disperse Dyeing
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(photo by Mattias Andersson).
Dermocybe phoenicea (=D. purpurea)
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By
Mattias Andersson, Umeå University
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photo by Bobi Ward (Green
Skills)
Mattias
exhibit
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Traditionally
dyeing has been performed on wool due to its suitability as a protein
fibre. Also silk - another protein fibre - are easy to dye with the acid
dyes extracted from different fungi. Cotton that is a cellulose fibre is
much more difficult to dye. With a lot of effort and mordants you can get
some mild colours on cotton. Synthetic fibres are also difficult to dye
with traditional methods. Nylon, which is a polyamid, almost like a
protein, can be dyed in the same way as wool.
In order to dye polyester, which do not have charged positions on the
fibre like proteins, |
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other methods
must be used. One way to dye polyester
is a technique called high
temperature disperse dyeing. At
high temperatures, |
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around +130° C, at high pressure, 3 bar, it is
possible to trap the dye to the polymer fibre.
These conditions can be
obtained using a pressurized vessel or an autoclave. I tried this
technique using Cortinarius
phoeniceus (= purpureus). Probably other dye mushrooms would do
equally well.
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photo by Bobi Ward (Green
Skills)
Mattias
exhibit
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The results may differ due to difference
in fibre quality
or experimental conditions. No mordants are needed. So if you can get a
pressurized vessel give it a try and let me know your results!
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photo by Bobi Ward (Green
Skills)
Mattias
exhibit
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photo by Bobi Ward (Green
Skills)
Mattias
exhibit
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photo by Bobi Ward (Green
Skills)
Wearable
adornment by Nalda Searles, (Australia)
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photo by Bobi Ward (Green
Skills)
Fungi
dyed Merino wool tops used to make felt sporrans (Scotland)
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photo by Bobi Ward (Green
Skills)
Feathers
dyed with Fungi by Katrina Syme (Australia) & felted woolen scarves by Janette McKeown
(Scotland)
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photo by Dorothy Beebee (USA)
Fleece
woven rug using Phaeolus schweinitzii dyes
with all mordants, by Carol Lee, USA
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photo by Bobi Ward (Green
Skills)
Fungi dyed woolen
handwoven rug of mushroom dyed
wool woven by Helen Bernasconi, (Australia)
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photo by Bobi Ward (Green
Skills)
Various woven and
knitted pieces dyed with C. semi-sanguineus by
Karin
Engerström-Gerstel,
(Sweden)
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photo by Bobi Ward (Green
Skills)
Mushroom
dyed silk scarves, felted purses, handwoven
scarf by Hjördis Lundmark (Sweden)
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photo by Bobi Ward (Green
Skills)
Hand
knitted sweater of mushroom dyed wool by Monica Svensson (Sweden).
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photo by Bobi Ward (Green
Skills)
Mushroom
dyed tapestries & purse by Trish Gow, (Scotland)
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Photo by Andrea Marks, (USA)
Knitted
sampler of Australian
mushroom dyes by Katrina Syme, (Australia)
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photo by Dorothy Beebee (USA)
Hanging
of tiny folded pieces of mushroom paper by Anna King, Scotland
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photo by Dorothy Beebee (USA)
Display
of Myco-Stix experiments by Miriam C. Rice, USA
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photo by Dorothy Beebee (USA)
Handpainted
butterflies on silk, drawn and painted with Myco-Stix by Dorothy Beebee,
USA
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Last updated 10/09/2003 10:11 PM
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