
GENUS
Pisolithus
SPECIES
arhizus
TYPE
Puffball
COMMON NAMES
Dyer's Puffball
BATCH:
01
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FIBER
wool
MORDENT
iron
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FIBER
wool
MORDENT
tin
%202000_Pisolithus%20arhizus-Wool-Alum.jpg)
FIBER
wool
MORDENT
alum
%202000_Pisolithus%20arhizus-Silk-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Pisolithus%20arhizus-Silk-Tin.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
tin
%202000_Pisolithus%20arhizus-Silk-Alum.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
alum
%202000_Pisolithus%20arhizus-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_Pisolithus%20arhizus-Wool-Tin.jpg)
FIBER
wool
MORDENT
tin
%202000_Pisolithus%20arhizus-Wool-Alum.jpg)
FIBER
wool
MORDENT
alum
%202000_Pisolithus%20arhizus-Silk-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Pisolithus%20arhizus-Silk-Tin.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
tin
%202000_Pisolithus%20arhizus-Silk-Alum.jpg)
FIBER
silk
MORDENT
alum
%202000_Pisolithus%20arhizus-Linen-Iron.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
iron
%202000_Pisolithus%20arhizus-Linen-Titanium%20Oxilate.jpg)
FIBER
linen
MORDENT
titanium
oxalate
%202000_Pisolithus%20arhizus-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
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
Once
BINDER
gum arabic
TEMP
85° F
BATCH NOTES
Pisolithus arhizus needs to be emulsified with water to ensure it gets absorbed. I use a special homemade emulsifier my friend Michael Beug gave me but you can easily use some pH neutral dish soap. It also really loves to soak in water for as long as possible. The longer you soak it the more color you will extract. It soaked for 5 days before I cooked up the dye bath. I have never been successful at getting a clear lake from Pisolithus. Pigment settles to the bottom but the liquid is incredibly dark and filled with color. I save this filtered liquid, evaporate it down and use it for ink. It works beautifully.
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