Gymnopilus Dye: When Plans Go Awry

I collect dye mushrooms on my daily walks, which wind through suburbia and rural country roads in Sonoma County, CA. … More

The Dyer’s Polypore: A Video Tutorial

My Mom read my previous post and asked me with concern: how is your shoulder? I see her several times … More

At the start of 2021, I woke up with a sharp pain in my shoulder. I assumed that dyeing a … More

Last year while my Mom and I were dyeing with Western Jack o’ Lantern mushrooms (Omphalotus olivascens), I persuaded her … More

I created a video on how I mordant my wool before dyeing, and decided written instructions would make a nice … More

Some of my favorite memories from a difficult spring, early pandemic, were the weekly Skype calls between my Mom, brother … More

It was the quiet tick in the early morning that woke me from a restless sleep. A gentle reminder from … More

Black hollyhocks bewilder me. Each year I add more plants to my garden, amazed at their height, their voracious … More

Onion skins are an ideal natural dye. This is one of those kitchen scrap dyes, like dyeing with avocado seeds. … More

My freezer is littered with avocado pits. My husband, who organizes our small, family of five freezer, (no easy feat) … More