Mar 2 2025 - Mar 2 2025

September 27, 28 – Adventures in Mushroom Dyeing with Michael Spurgeon

Date

  • Mar 2 2025 - Mar 2 2025

Location

Class Title: Adventures in Mushroom Dyeing
Instructor: Michael Spurgeon
Tuition: $220/Members $240/Non-Members
Class Dates: Saturday & Sunday September 27-28
Place: Pacific Textile Arts classroom
Number of Students: Minimum: 6 Max: 10
Materials fee: $100 to be paid by cash or check to the instructor.
If you have your own mushroom dye materials we can deduct that from the materials fee based on weight per oz of mushrooms. The Materials fee covers all the sample skeins that will be scoured and mordanted before the class. All dye materials mushrooms and possibly lichens are included.

Materials list, please bring to class:
Note book for taking notes
PH testing paper
Rubber gloves
Camera for photos

Class Description: This will be a hands on dyeing event. Students will work in groups preparing the dye pots. From
grinding the mushrooms to extracting the pigments to dye with. We will be using 4 different mushrooms a
day with 2 in the morning and 2 in the afternoon session. Each student will be dyeing with 3 different
mordanted 20 gram skeins of wool and a pur silk skein. Every student will be taking home 32 sample
skeins.. after that the dyes can be used with there on fibers or bring containers to take the dyes home.
Michael’s thoughts on Mushrooms:
Gymnoplious ventrcosus
Omphalotus olivascens
Boletopsis subsquamosa
Echinodontium tinctorium
Pisolithus tinctorius
Phaeolus schweinitzii
Coetinarius semisanguineus or Cortinarius cinnamomeus
Hydnellum caeruleum or Hydnellum suaveolens
Other possible mushrooms
Phellodon Niger
Telephora palmata
If students have other suggestions I welcome them and if I there are enough for a dyepot.  Providing there are enough, they could be used in the class.

Bio
I have been using natural dyes and teaching some workshops in natural dyeing for more that 40 years. I have a great interest in local color palettes that we can dye with. Mother Nature provides many materials that we can use for dying. Now for the past 8 years I have beenusing mushrooms from across the world to produce colors that I dye with. I turn that yarn into knitted socks and hats. I find natural dyes are rich in hues and go together well. I look forward to learning a new dye mushroom that I have not worked with before and I will continue using mushrooms for color.

Questions: Email classes@pacifictextilearts.org

Class - Adventures in Mushroom Dyeing with Michael Spurgeon

Class – Adventures in Mushroom Dyeing with Michael Spurgeon

Register

 

TUITION: $220/Members $240/Non-Members.
Tuitions include a 20% non-refundable deposit up to a maximum of $50. If you have not paid your 2025 membership yet and would like to take this and future 2025 classes at the member price, become a member before you register. It’s only $15/yr & you can JOIN HERE

CLASS POLICIES: By signing up for this class you are agreeing to our cancellation policy. Please read before registering.

Your tuition, or balance if you are making payments, is due 15 days before the first day of class. At this point we have committed to paying the teacher whether you attend or not. Tuition is subject to the cancellation policies below and includes non-refundable deposit of 20% of the class fee up to a maximum of $50 to hold your space in the class.

If the minimum number of students is not met, or for any reason Pacific Textile Arts or the teacher must cancel the class, your tuition including deposits will be refunded or you may credit them toward a future class.

CANCELLATIONS, REFUNDS & CREDIT TERMS:

Full refund terms: If you cancel more than 30 days before the start of class you may receive a full refund minus the non-refundable, non-exchangeable deposit, or you may request a credit minus the non-refundable deposit toward a future class within 1 year.

Credit toward a future class: If you cancel between 30 days and two weeks before the start of class you may request a credit toward a future class minus the non-refundable deposit.

If you cancel within two weeks of the start of class, including if you have an illness or emergency, tuitions are non-refundable unless the minimum number of students can be met without your presence OR you are able to find a replacement for your space. Only then may you request a credit toward a future class minus the non-refundable deposit. 

No Shows – No refunds or credits will be given.

Animals are not allowed in classrooms or on campus. Exceptions for those with legal support animal paperwork.

These policies have been revised in an effort to ensure, as an all-volunteer organization, that we provide a full roster of classes, offer reasonable tuitions, and guarantee our teachers will receive full payment for their work. By signing up for this class, you are agreeing to the above policies.

If you need clarification on these policies, please email classes@pacifictextilearts.org prior to registering for the class.

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