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