Back to where it all began – Mendocino County!
A workshop exploring the legacy of Miriam C. Rice’s mushroom dyes.
November 19-21, 2016
This is the stage that this “Dyer’s Polypore” has the highest concentration of dye pigment. Phaeolus schweinitzii skeins drying. First dyebath left overnight in dye is on top row. “Afterbath” on next day is on the row below. (Photo by Cathi Love)
Pisolithus arhizus
(Photo by Myra Beebee)
Pisolithus arhizus dye
(Photo by Anni Redding)
Pisolithus arhizus dyes
This “Mushrooms for Color” Website is sponsored by the International Mushroom Dye Institute (IMDI), founded by Miriam C. Rice in 1985 who believed that people throughout the world would benefit from exploring the full spectrum of color derived from mushrooms.
CONTACT: dbeebee (at) sonic.net
All rights reserved. (This IMDI Website page was updated December 05, 2016)