Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Species List

Species we have used to dye wool.
Mushrooms:
Boletus edulis
Hypomyces lactifluorum 
Chroogomphus tomentosus
Gomphus  clavatus
Paxillus atrotomentosus
Phaeolus schweinitzii
Lichens:
Evernia prunastri
Letharia vulpina
Neprhoma laevigatum






We are Dyeing to get some good colors!

At the very southern reaches of the Salish Sea there is a small but growing group of individuals who are looking for natural ways to dye their fibers. Some of the techniques have been past down from our ancestors to create beautiful natural colors from our area. There are also new techniques and ideas being used coming from the inspirational and magical land we live upon.