Are you a fungi fanatic? Do you adore DIY workshops? Are you trying to create a more ethical closet at home? Then come join me for a
Fungi Dye Day on the beautiful northern-most coast of Oregon.
During each 2.5 hour workshop, students will learn the basic steps of dyeing textiles using wild mushrooms. Each participant will dye two (2) silk bandanas and one (1) length of wool yarn, while experimenting with different forms of resist dyeing.
Dotty Widmann, one of my mentors and proprietresses of the Net Loft, and I during a 2022 visit to Cordova, Alaska Photo credit: Hazel, age 7.
Do you want to shop mushroom dyed yarn and silk textiles? Find our pieces in small shops along the Pacific coast:
The Net Loft - Cordova Alaska
Short Wave - Astoria, Oregon
Basalt Studio - Cannon Beach, Oregon
Wild Coast Goods - Nehalem, Oregon
Winter Solstice Merry Mushroom Market - Obelisk Brewery, Astoria, Oregon.
You can also request to receive the quarterly newsletter to find out about mushroom shows and makers markets I’ll be popping up at.
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Fall Coastal Fungi Foray for Families
Family friendly fungi foray tentatively scheduled for the second Wednesday in November. This will focus on foraging with children 5 and under. Please send an email to be added to the mailing list. A set date and time will be sent out depending on the timing of the coastal mushroom season.
Individual guided fungi forays
One-on-one coastal fungi forays with your local Astoria mushroom dyer. Introductory-to-whatever level of mycophile mania you want to get to. Sessions can be catered to the age range, interest (i.e. culinary, dye, or nature journaling). An assemblage of field guides and foraging tools will be provided as examples, as well as a one of a kind sun dyed cotton harvest bag in forest floor theme.
Please send an email with your contact information and level of familiarity with fungi. Optional meeting at community trail or outdoor setting at your home for I.D. hike. Price ranges from $45+ per individual up to 4 people. Children under 5 are $20, babes in arms are free of course.