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.

[1] The shingled hedgehog mushroom and related species contain blue-green pigments, which are used for dyeing wool in Norway.

[2] 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.

[3] Phaeolus schweinitzii produces green, yellow, gold, or brown colors, depending on the material dyed and the mordant used.

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Basked containing yarn colored using mushroom dye.
Yarn colored using mushroom dye