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Mushrooms can be used to create color dyes.[1]
Mushroom Color inducer Color created Chanterelle ammonia dull yellow Artist's conk ammonia rust Horse mushroom salt water yellowish green Meadow mushroom salt water yellowish green Turkey tail ammonia color depends on fungi's color Shaggy Mane iron pot ammonia greyish-green King bolete ammonia redish-yellow Maitake ammonia light yellow Chicken of the woods ammonia orange Giant puffball ammonia dark red Lobster mushroom ammonia pinkish red Reishi ammonia rust Blewit ammonia green The shingled hedgehog mushroom (Sarcodon imbricatus) and related species contain blue-green pigments, which are used for dyeing wool in Norway.[2] The fruiting body of hydnellum peckii can be used to produce a beige colour when no mordant is used, and shades of blue or green depending on the mordant added.[3] P. schweinitzii produces green, yellow, gold, or brown colours, depending on the material dyed and the mordant used.[4]
References
- ^ Edible and medicinal mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada (David Spahr, 2009, ISBN 1556437951
- ^ Rice M, Beebee D. (1980). Mushrooms for Color. Mad River Press : Eureka.
- ^ Bessette A, Bessette AR (2001). The Rainbow Beneath my Feet: a Mushroom Dyer's Field Guide. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-8156-0680-X. http://books.google.com/books?id=1WbvR2PwKcIC&lpg=PA118&dq=Hydnellum%20peckii&lr=&pg=PA118#v=onepage&q=Hydnellum%20peckii&f=false. Retrieved 2010-01-.
- ^ "Dyeing with Mushrooms". Mushroom-Collecting.com. http://mushroom-collecting.com/mushroomdyeing.html. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
Categories: Fungi | Natural dyes
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