How to Use Mushroom Dyes in Your Fiber Projects @WildcraftDyeing

A video packed with information on how to plan out your fiber and fungi project and what you'll need to make vibrant and beautiful bright colours. From mushroom ideas, to dye steps and measurements, it's all here for you to get started! Mushrooms are a wonderful source of sustainable ecofashion and ecoprinting ideas. Chapters: 0:33: 1) Pick Your Pattern 2:11: 2) Pick Out Undyed Yarn 2:25: 3) Prep Fiber for Dyeing 2:47: 4) Pick Colours & Mushrooms 3:56: 5) Mordant 5:47: 6) Dyeing 15:04: 7) Colour Results 16:30: 8) Knitting Prep 16:50: 9) Fair Isle Knitting 19:24: 10) Mushroom Dyes Under UV Light 20:01: 11) Let's Talk Exhaust Baths Further links on the mushrooms used in this video: Dyers polypore (Phaseolus schweinitzii): Red Corts (Cortinarius smithii), Intro to Cortinarius smithii:    • How to Dye True Red with Cortinarius  Mush...  , Getting deeper reds with Cortinarius smithii:    • How to Dye Better Reds with Cortinarius Mu...   Blue chanterelles (Polyozellus multiplex):    • How to Dye with Blue Chanterelles I Polyoz...   Lobster mushrooms (Hypomyces lactifluorum):    • How to Dye with Lobster Mushrooms I Hypomy...   Don't forget to lichen subscribe to my channel for more videos on how to forage and naturally dye:    / @wildcraftdyeing   New to dyeing? Start with this playlist:    • New to Dyeing? Start here!   Website: wildcraftdyeing.com Patreon:   / wildcraftdyeing   I’m also on FB at Wildcraft Dyeing, @wildcraft_dyeing Like all things we forage for in nature, please don't harvest more than the population can stand and always leave some mushrooms to make more fungi. Acknowledgements: A giant thank you to Arion the Wanderer for the use of many photos in this video (including the mushroom images in the video thumbnail) and also to Alissa Allen (mycopigments.com) for introducing me to this mushroom during one of her workshops. I am a wildlife ecologist who specializes in management and conservation of endangered species. I am passionate about exploring the natural world and connecting people with nature through fiber and science. Please never cook using any of your dye equipment and always store your plants, lichens and mushrooms safely.