
GENUS
Hapalopilus
SPECIES
nidulans
TYPE
Polypore
COMMON NAMES
Cinnamon Bracket
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
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FIBER
silk
MORDENT
tin
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FIBER
silk
MORDENT
alum
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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_Hapalopilus%20nidulans-Wool-Tin.jpg)
FIBER
wool
MORDENT
tin
%202000_Hapalopilus%20nidulans-Wool-Alum.jpg)
FIBER
wool
MORDENT
alum
%202000_Hapalopilus%20nidulans-Silk-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Hapalopilus%20nidulans-Silk-Tin.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
tin
%202000_Hapalopilus%20nidulans-Silk-Alum.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
alum
%202000_Hapalopilus%20nidulans-Linen-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Hapalopilus%20nidulans-Linen-Titanium%20Oxilate.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
titanium
oxalate
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FIBER
linen
MORDENT
aluminum
acetate
DYE PREPARATION
CONDITION
dried
PARTS
entire mushroom
PRE-SOAK
✓
VINEGAR
–
pH
7
RATIO
1:3
TEMP
145° 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
Once
BINDER
gum arabic
TEMP
85° F
BATCH NOTES
Hapalopilus nidulans really packs a punch! You don't need much mushroom to get some beautiful colors. The more you use the darker the colors. I am excited to learn more about the chemical makeup of this mushroom as it seemed to strip the mordants from silk and linen and the fiber came out even brighter and whiter than it was originally. Almost as if this mushroom has a natural bleach but that is only based on my observation since I am not a chemist or a mycologist!
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