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Carol Lee replied to Carol Lee's discussion 'Who has done the mushroom dyeing out there?' in the group Mushroom Dyes

Oh My, Dye Plant Girl, you are the first person I have ever heard of that is allergic to mushrooms, and so allergic that you cannot touch them. How terrible....but I guess we all carry around our own allergies....mine is any and all Dairy Products...

April 10

Carol Lee is now friends with Lorie, kimberly baxter packwood and wolmuts

March 27

maneet replied to Carol Lee's discussion 'Who has done the mushroom dyeing out there?' in the group Mushroom Dyes

thanks for te reply,monsoon is on the way and will follow as u guided.

March 11

kimberly baxter packwood replied to Carol Lee's discussion 'Who has done the mushroom dyeing out there?' in the group Mushroom Dyes

Carol Lee said:The first step when finding a mushroom is to take it and chop it up, put it in a small jar, pour boiling water over it, and let it steep for a few hours or a day if you can. If there is color in the jar then you know you will get so...

March 3

Carol Lee replied to Carol Lee's discussion 'Who has done the mushroom dyeing out there?' in the group Mushroom Dyes

The first step when finding a mushroom is to take it and chop it up, put it in a small jar, pour boiling water over it, and let it steep for a few hours or a day if you can. If there is color in the jar then you know you will get some color. It is...

March 3

kimberly baxter packwood replied to Carol Lee's discussion 'Who has done the mushroom dyeing out there?' in the group Mushroom Dyes

It depends on the fungi you are dyeing with. Carol has a lot of experience dyeing with various mushrooms etc, my expertise lies in dyeing with Lichens - hmmm maybe I should start a seperate group for lichen dyeing! With lichens they are either bo...

March 3

maneet replied to Carol Lee's discussion 'Who has done the mushroom dyeing out there?' in the group Mushroom Dyes

is the extraction process is boiling in water and mordant with alum?

March 3

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At 2:45pm on June 10, 2008, kimberly baxter packwood said…: Don't forget to put your links for the sheep shed studio in the resource section!

At 2:19pm on June 10, 2008, Carol Lee said…: Happy to be here Kimberly. Always fun to be connected with more Natural Dyers. And love the idea of another Mushroom dyeing Group. The colors that come with the mushroom dyes are so beautiful and so permanent. I have been working with Natural Dyes since the early 70's and many things have changed over this time. We use much less mordants, dyers are more fearful of the mordants, more beautiful colors have appeared, and the connection of dyers around the world has happened. I am happy with the Natural Dye Movement with the exception of the often hysteria of Mordanting. Like most things in life, it is safe if care is taken, and will offer you a glorious range of colors that you would not otherwise get. Will be interesting also to see where this new place will go. Thanks again Kimberly for the invite.

At 1:57pm on June 10, 2008, kimberly baxter packwood said…: Hi Carol!

Great to see you here, feel free to upload photos! I created a Mushroom Dyeing group within the network!