
GENUS
Cortinarius
SPECIES
dermocybe
TYPE
Gilled Mushroom
COMMON NAMES
Western Red Dye
BATCH:
01
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Wool-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
wool
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Wool-Tin.jpg)
FIBER
wool
MORDENT
tin
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Wool-Alum.jpg)
FIBER
wool
MORDENT
alum
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Silk-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Silk-Tin.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
tin
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Silk-Alum.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
alum
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Linen-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Linen-Titanium%20Oxilate.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
titanium
oxalate
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Linen-Aluminum%20Acetate.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
aluminum
acetate
DYE PREPARATION
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Wool-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
wool
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Wool-Tin.jpg)
FIBER
wool
MORDENT
tin
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Wool-Alum.jpg)
FIBER
wool
MORDENT
alum
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Silk-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Silk-Tin.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
tin
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Silk-Alum.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
alum
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Linen-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Linen-Titanium%20Oxilate.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
titanium
oxalate
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Linen-Aluminum%20Acetate.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
aluminum
acetate
DYE PREPARATION
CONDITION
dried
PARTS
entire mushroom
PRE-SOAK
–
VINEGAR
–
pH
7
RATIO
1:1
TEMP
110° F
TIME
1 hr.

PIGMENT
base

PIGMENT
alum

PIGMENT
citric acid

PIGMENT
iron

PIGMENT
copper acetate

PIGMENT
soda ash
PIGMENT PREPARATION

PIGMENT
base

PIGMENT
alum

PIGMENT
citric acid

PIGMENT
iron

PIGMENT
copper acetate

PIGMENT
soda ash
PIGMENT PREPARATION
CONDITION
dried
PARTS
entire mushroom
RINSE
Three times
BINDER
gum arabic
TEMP
85° F
BATCH NOTES
I have found that the Cortinarius dermocybes tend to be very sensitive to hot water. I used hot tap water which was around 110 degrees and added the ground mushrooms to the water. I did not cook these mushrooms or increase the temperature. I simply let them sit in the water for an hour and it eventually cooled to 85 degrees, strained the dye bath and dropped in the fibers.
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BATCH:
02
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Wool-pH10-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
wool
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Wool-pH10-Tin.jpg)
FIBER
wool
MORDENT
tin
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Wool-pH10-Alum.jpg)
FIBER
wool
MORDENT
alum
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Silk-pH10-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Silk-pH10-Tin.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
tin
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Silk-pH10-Alum.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
alum
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Linen-pH10-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Linen-pH10-Titanium%20Oxilate.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
titanium
oxalate
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Linen-pH10-Alum%20Acetate.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
aluminum
acetate
DYE PREPARATION
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Wool-pH10-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
wool
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Wool-pH10-Tin.jpg)
FIBER
wool
MORDENT
tin
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Wool-pH10-Alum.jpg)
FIBER
wool
MORDENT
alum
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Silk-pH10-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Silk-pH10-Tin.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
tin
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Silk-pH10-Alum.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
alum
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Linen-pH10-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Linen-pH10-Titanium%20Oxilate.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
titanium
oxalate
%202000_Cortinarius%20smithii-Linen-pH10-Alum%20Acetate.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
aluminum
acetate
DYE PREPARATION
CONDITION
dried
PARTS
entire mushroom
PRE-SOAK
–
VINEGAR
–
pH
10
RATIO
1:1
TEMP
110° F
TIME
1 hr.

PIGMENT
base

PIGMENT
alum

PIGMENT
citric acid

PIGMENT
iron

PIGMENT
copper acetate

PIGMENT
soda ash
PIGMENT PREPARATION

PIGMENT
base

PIGMENT
alum

PIGMENT
citric acid

PIGMENT
iron

PIGMENT
copper acetate

PIGMENT
soda ash
PIGMENT PREPARATION
CONDITION
dried
PARTS
entire mushroom
RINSE
Three times
BINDER
gum arabic
TEMP
85° F