Title:
The rainbow beneath my feet : a mushroom dyer's field guide
Author:
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Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Date:
2001
Publication Information:
Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2001.
Physical Description:
xiii, 176 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
ISBN:
9780815606802
Abstract:
"A unique how-to reference, this book includes some of the most common and best color-producing dye mushrooms of North America and step-by-step instructions to the process, from collecting the mushrooms to dyeing the wool. Accurate, up-to-date descriptions for each species, along with over 200 color photographs complete the guide."
Contents:
Mushroom dyeing : an introduction -- General mushroom information -- Collecting and preserving dye mushrooms -- Dyeing equipment -- Preparing the wool -- Mordanting -- Preparing the dyebath -- dyeing the wool -- Explanation of the descriptions of illustrated species -- How to use the identification keys -- Color key to the major groups of dye mushrooms -- Dye mushroom species : descriptions and illustrations.
Language:
English
