Lately I have been obsessed with the concept of using mushrooms and lichen to dye fibers with. I came across the Mushroom Color Atlas, created by Julie Beeler and her team, which is a wonderful reference and so so beautiful. I could not have imagined the colors you could get with mushrooms, especially the blues and purples. Each color will tell you the fiber the color was achieved on, the mordant used, the weight of mushroom to fiber, the freshness of and parts of mushroom used, the temperature the dye baths were brought to, and the period of time it was on heat, and the acidity the bath was brought to, if you’re interested in the process. Or you could just look at the amazing array of dye and pigment that were created by mushrooms