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Dyeing with Fungi for Beginners (8 participants) |
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Workshop leader: Nessie Henshaw (Australia) |
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Fungi used: Piptoporus australiensis |
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Dermocybe austrosanguinea |
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Yarn: 2-ply pre-mordanted and in 50-meter lengths |
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Utensils: stainless steel and enamel pots (Pots were not consistent in size and some came up to and exceeded desired temperature quicker than others) |
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Mordants: Alum, Iron, Copper |
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Procedure with Piptoporus australiensis (in frozen chunks) |
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Yarn: 2 x 50m alum pre-mordant and 2 x 50m iron pre-mordant |
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Katie Syme advised us that this dye material is best used fresh or frozen, not dried. The frozen chunks too longer to thaw than we expected and the ration was increased from 100 gr fungi per 100 meters yarn to 200 gr fungi per 100 meters yarn. The pot was slow to reach the simmer point and was maintained at simmer for 1 ½ hours. The contents then strained and liquor divided into 4 pots (2 stainless steel and 2 enamel). |
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1 50-m skein alum pre-mordanted wool into s.s. pot |
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1 50-m skein alum pre-mordanted wool into enamel pot |
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1 50-m skein iron pre-mordanted wool into s.s. pot |
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1 50-m skein iron pre-mordanted wool into enamel pot |
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The pots were to be kept at 50 degrees for 30 minutes but exceeded this temperature. |
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Procedure with Dermocybe austrosanguinea (dried) |
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Yarn: 2 x 50m alum pre-mordant and 2 x 50m copper pre-mordant |
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Alum: one each enamel and stainless steel pot |
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1L. cold water and 9.4g dried fungi added and simmered for 30 minutes. Strained, pot rinsed and liquor returned to pot and temperature brought up to 50 degrees. Skein entered for 30 minutes and simmered at 50 degrees. |
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Copper: one each enamel and stainless steel pot |
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1L. cold water and 9.4g dried fungi added and simmered for 30 minutes. Strained, pot rinsed and liquor returned to pot and temperature brought up to 50 degrees. Skein entered for 30 minutes and simmered at 50 degrees. |
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The dyed yarn was washed with warm soapy water. |
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