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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!

 

 

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“Kim Barrow, Dr. Judy Edwards and Katrina Syme showing Myco-Stix exhibit”

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“Dr. Judy Edwards, listening to Hjördis Lundmark, Hans Marklund, and          Mattias Andersson discuss their dye projects in Sweden”

  

 

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Some of the sample pages of Swedish Dye Fungi from upcoming new dye book by Hjördis Lundmark and Hans Marklund 

Dyeing of Synthetic Polymers using High Temperature Disperse Dyeing

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Dermocybe phoenicea (=D. purpurea)

By Mattias Andersson, Umeå University

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Mattias exhibit

“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, 
other methods must be used. One way to dye polyester is a technique called ‘high  temperature disperse dyeing’. At high temperatures, 
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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Mattias exhibit

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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Mattias exhibit

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Mattias exhibit


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Wearable adornment by Nalda Searles, (Australia)

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Fungi dyed Merino wool tops used to make felt sporrans (Scotland)

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Feathers dyed with Fungi by Katrina Syme (Australia) & felted woolen scarves by Janette McKeown (Scotland)

  
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Fleece woven rug using Phaeolus schweinitzii dyes
 with all mordants, by Carol Lee, USA 


photo by Bobi  Ward (Green Skills)
Fungi dyed woolen handwoven rug  of mushroom dyed wool woven by Helen Bernasconi, (Australia)

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Various woven and knitted pieces dyed with C. semi-sanguineus by Karin Engerström-Gerstel, (Sweden)

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Mushroom dyed silk scarves, felted purses, handwoven 
scarf by
Hjördis Lundmark  (Sweden)  

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Hand knitted sweater of mushroom dyed wool by Monica Svensson (Sweden).

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Mushroom dyed tapestries & purse by Trish Gow, (Scotland)


Photo by Andrea Marks, (USA)

Knitted sampler of Australian mushroom dyes by Katrina Syme, (Australia)

  
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Hanging of tiny folded pieces of mushroom paper by Anna King, Scotland


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Display of Myco-Stix experiments by Miriam C. Rice, USA

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Handpainted butterflies on silk, drawn and painted with Myco-Stix by Dorothy Beebee, USA

  

  

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