tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post6995534511989483411..comments2024-02-26T18:40:35.032+10:30Comments on prophet of bloom: Pisolithus tinctoriusindia flinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-74205660642719989272010-09-01T19:01:42.023+09:302010-09-01T19:01:42.023+09:30"seems to favour disturbed places"
hmmm...."seems to favour disturbed places"<br />hmmm...<br />Your landskin, on the contrary, is just beautiful.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106864614058341730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-54976419943221050982010-09-01T04:20:47.013+09:302010-09-01T04:20:47.013+09:30First thought with this post was THANK YOU for the...First thought with this post was THANK YOU for the larger photo (that picture thousand word thing...) <br />Next thought: saving your 'shroom recipe.<br /><br />GORGEOUS cloth!Sweetpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000313813136860758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-46707741314334766142010-09-01T00:36:47.081+09:302010-09-01T00:36:47.081+09:30It looks like an aerial view of some strange land....It looks like an aerial view of some strange land. I love all the different shades of grey.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-25601192072336279822010-08-31T22:46:39.751+09:302010-08-31T22:46:39.751+09:30i love the thought of The Book being used to add n...i love the thought of The Book being used to add notes<br /><br />whilst in New Orleans recently i wandered into the Kitchen Witch<br />brilliant cooking book store. a San Francisco recipe book fell open at the chowder page, covered in splashes and with pencil notes. all the other pages were squeaky clean, chowder must have been all they ever cooked [but could never remember how to]india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-72450739358849596672010-08-31T22:13:05.085+09:302010-08-31T22:13:05.085+09:30thanks india, i'll copy it down and pop it int...thanks india, i'll copy it down and pop it into The Book. I can feel a trip to Rylstone coming on. kaitekaiteMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299002622308267375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-47374531831669446882010-08-31T21:57:59.076+09:302010-08-31T21:57:59.076+09:30i did so much mushroom and lichen dyeing 20+ years...i did so much mushroom and lichen dyeing 20+ years back! i'm feeling a pulling back in time.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-20897841733854015442010-08-31T21:03:02.771+09:302010-08-31T21:03:02.771+09:30the smattering proves particularly satisfying when...the smattering proves particularly satisfying when performed on prefelt and then fulled after stitching....india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-28807053883706285302010-08-31T20:56:35.382+09:302010-08-31T20:56:35.382+09:30i spotted that smattering right off. if there is o...i spotted that smattering right off. if there is one thing i have here it is mushrooms and fungus. a feel a field day coming.judehttp://spiritcloth.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-56935813086291401922010-08-31T17:55:36.621+09:302010-08-31T17:55:36.621+09:30What an incredible colour India. I have not had t...What an incredible colour India. I have not had that much luck with fungi, but I may have to have another go. Thanks <br /><br />xtthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430494885069813060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-45421826257498308532010-08-31T16:07:34.181+09:302010-08-31T16:07:34.181+09:30this is really 'hocus pocus' - such a wond...this is really 'hocus pocus' - such a wonderful outcome of such a strange fungi..doriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904486237518132679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-16774030220195572602010-08-31T15:33:08.319+09:302010-08-31T15:33:08.319+09:30no Kaite
isn't in the book
but here's how ...no Kaite<br />isn't in the book<br />but here's how i would usually do it. the spores [dye] are very hard to wet, so i carefully place the whole fungus into a "tea bag" sewn from densely woven silk or cotton [less chance of breathing them in]. if you think of it, add a stone to the bag so it will be forced under the surface of the water. simmer/steep in a potful of water for at least a day. immerse cloth and heat gently, allow to cool in dyebath, spin out and dry the item in the shade<br />the teabag full of fungus should be good for quite a lot of dyeing, it's strong stuffindia flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-82946675640522483872010-08-31T14:44:18.363+09:302010-08-31T14:44:18.363+09:30mushroom season slowly comes in this part of the w...mushroom season slowly comes in this part of the world but oooh longing for a couple of late summer days after all the rain (nothing compared to Pakistan though)<br />loveYvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12138424562030321140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-59634861791730622862010-08-31T14:25:06.729+09:302010-08-31T14:25:06.729+09:30there were thousands over at Rylstone (poor sandy ...there were thousands over at Rylstone (poor sandy soil)when we lived in the bush there, they used to punch their way up through the bitumen. quite out of this world-ish. didn't know they could be useful then tho, what a pity. is it in your book how to extract the dye? <br />the landskin muffler looks just superb...k.kaiteMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299002622308267375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-23106411533825337792010-08-31T12:17:14.397+09:302010-08-31T12:17:14.397+09:30Thanks for this - I'll keep my eyes open for t...Thanks for this - I'll keep my eyes open for them. I think I have seen some actually. Need to take a notebook with me into the forests - more for the 'nosebag'. GillyStoryclothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622702492075455318noreply@blogger.com