
GENUS
Echinodontium
SPECIES
tinctorium
TYPE
Tooth Fungus
COMMON NAMES
Indian Paint Fungus
BATCH:
01
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FIBER
wool
MORDENT
iron
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FIBER
wool
MORDENT
tin
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FIBER
wool
MORDENT
alum
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FIBER
silk
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Echinodontium%20tinctorium-Silk-Tin.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
tin
%202000_Echinodontium%20tinctorium-Silk-Alum.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
alum
%202000_Echinodontium%20tinctorium-Linen-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
iron
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FIBER
linen
MORDENT
titanium
oxalate
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FIBER
linen
MORDENT
aluminum
acetate
DYE PREPARATION
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FIBER
wool
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Echinodontium%20tinctorium-Wool-Tin.jpg)
FIBER
wool
MORDENT
tin
%202000_Echinodontium%20tinctorium-Wool-Alum.jpg)
FIBER
wool
MORDENT
alum
%202000_Echinodontium%20tinctorium-Silk-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Echinodontium%20tinctorium-Silk-Tin.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
tin
%202000_Echinodontium%20tinctorium-Silk-Alum.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
alum
%202000_Echinodontium%20tinctorium-Linen-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Echinodontium%20tinctorium-Linen-Titanium%20Oxilate.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
titanium
oxalate
%202000_Echinodontium%20tinctorium-Linen-Aluminum%20Acetate.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
aluminum
acetate
DYE PREPARATION
CONDITION
dried
PARTS
entire mushroom
PRE-SOAK
✓
VINEGAR
–
pH
7
RATIO
2:1
TEMP
160° F
TIME
1.5 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
E.T. as I affectionately call it (I grew up with the movie E.T. as a kid :-) really loves to soak in water for as long as possible. It is more like working with bark or roots from natural dyes. The longer you soak it the more color you will extract. It soaked for 5 days before I cooked up the dye bath. You could probably have done a multi day soak again after cooking it up to extract even more color.
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