Mushroom dye

Mushrooms can be used to create color dyes via color-extraction with a solvent (often ammonia) as well as particulation of raw material.Edible and medicinal mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada (David Spahr, 2009, The shingled hedgehog mushroom and related species contain blue-green pigments, which are used for dyeing wool in Norway.Rice M, Beebee D. (1980). Mushrooms for Color. Mad River Press : Eureka. The fruiting body of Hydnellum peckii can be used to produce a beige color when no mordant is used, and shades of blue or green depending on the mordant added. Phaeolus schweinitzii produces green, yellow, gold, or brown colors, depending on the material dyed and the mordant used.

Mushroom Color catalyst Color created Chanterelle ammonia dull yellow Artist's conk ammonia rust Horse mushroom salt water yellowish green Meadow mushroom salt water yellowish green Turkey tail ammonia variable False turkey tail ammonia variable Shaggy mane iron pot/ammonia greyish-green King bolete ammonia reddish-yellow Oyster mushroom iron pot/ammonia greyish-green Lobster mushroom ammonia cinnamon pink to red Dyer's polypore ammonia copper pot/ammonia iron pot/ammonia salt water orange deep green rust red yellow (fluorescent under UV) Maitake ammonia light yellow Chicken of the woods ammonia orange Giant puffball ammonia dark red Lingzhi ammonia rust Blewit ammonia green Jumbo gym pH 4 butter yellow Western red dyer pH 7 red, orange, pink, purple Western jack o'lantern purple or green Dyer's puffball brown to orange

See also Aspergillus oryzae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces boulardii Mycelium Mycofiltration Mycorrhiza - Arbuscular, Ecto, Ericoid Natural dye

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