Tapinella Atrotomentosa Dye Mushrooms – Limited Supply

Description

Tapinella atrotomentosa, also called Velvet-footed Pax, Velvet pax-foot or Velvet roll-rim, is a non-edible dye mushroom that yields a range of soft green and purple on wool mordanted with aluminum potassium sulfate. Sometimes dyers also get a chocolate brown. Tapinella is part of the bolete order and the fresh mushroom is covered in a dark brown or velvety black fur. Both the caps and the stems give color. It is not considered edible.  We were so fortunate this year to have Jessica G. forage tapinella for us!

We offer dried, chopped Tapinella atrotomentosa caps. These have been responsibly foraged from an experienced collector. An iron mordant will also dramatically shift the color.

We asked Julie Beeler, founder of the Mushroom Color Atlas to dye some of our wool gauze with Tapinella atrotomentosa and she was able to get a lovely soft green and a purple with an iron mordant. Her specific dye recipe for Tapinella is on our how to page.

The package size is approximately 25 grams which will dye about 50 grams of wool fiber a medium dark shade. Please note that mushroom dyes are easiest to dye on wool fiber, but will also dye other animal fibers and silk. If dyeing with cellulose or plant fibers such as cotton or linen, we recommend a tannin pre-bath, aluminum acetate and a calcium post-bath for best results.