Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Pigments from Mushrooms


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  1. Great fun! I used to dye wool with lichen found on granite rocks and got gorgeous shades of purple.

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    1. These folks showed me some purple wool they dyed using lichen, and they had the lichen samples also.

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    1. I didn't know about this until I saw this sign and talked the folks at their table.

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  3. You learn something every day.

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  4. I know a few friends and coworkers that would be very interested!

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  5. Interesting and I had no idea before you could create dyes from mushrooms.

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  6. Never too old to learn something new.

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  7. Dyes from mushrooms! Who would have thought. Fascinating!

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  8. I have a friend who is a mushroom nut! Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  9. Something for everyone's interests...

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  10. Intriguing find. Mushrooms and lichens seem like a surprising combination for dye.

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  11. I had no idea! Now I want to learn more.

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