Your sure of a big surprise....like this lovely thing, phaeolus schwinitizii...and is was young and big, so home to the dye pot. I chopped it up small and cooked for about 1 hour and then strained and added 200 grams of silk/merino, which had been alum and cot'd and then got a lovely gold. I was planning to iron it to get green but the gold was too lovely to let go of..so I will try green next time. as I do love the alchemy...
I am mucho slowed down as I have had a tendon taken out of my index finger and installed in my thumb as the tendon had abraded itself on the break line when I broke my arm last May..so I have beeb knitting with three fingers in my left had, so far three hats and relative sanity...a lot of swearing as it is more awkward than the initial cast as I have two fingers out of play. So I shall try and post, but typing is a pain when are used to being so quick....it is all a lesson in humility......
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Great gold color:)
I hope your hand heals fast so that you can enjoy the rest of the mushroom season.
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