The Rainbow Beneath My Feet: A Mushroom Dyer's Field Guide [Paperback]

Arleen R. Bessette (Author), Alan E. Bessette (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd) (July 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081560680X
• ISBN-13: 978-0815606802
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #535,556 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #64 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Biological Sciences > Plants > Mushrooms

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great field guide to mushrooms for dyeing, July 7, 2003

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"besseae" (San Bruno, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rainbow Beneath My Feet: A Mushroom Dyer's Field Guide (Paperback)

This book does not give much information on how to dye with mushrooms, however, it is the absolute best field guide to mushrooms used for dyeing to date. Each mushroom is described in detail, with an accompanying color photograph and the colors that it yields. This book is a must have for mushroom dyers.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It would be best used on the East Coast of N. America, August 6, 2010

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K. Power - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rainbow Beneath My Feet: A Mushroom Dyer's Field Guide (Paperback)

The vast majority of the species in this book are found only on the east coast. Makes it very disappointing to this west coast resident. Unfortunately it is the only book I could find of its type. I will be using it as a reference for my own mushroom dying experiments. One of my more nit picky complaints is that it doesn't mention whether the particular mushroom is mycorrhizal or not. This is important to me because I want to grow the dye mushrooms, and you can't do that with mycorrhizal ones.

So, it's okay, a little disappointing, but okay.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A true Field Guide, August 12, 2006

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C. Gee (Haida Gwaii BC Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rainbow Beneath My Feet: A Mushroom Dyer's Field Guide (Paperback)

A short introduction that shows and explains dyeing technique with lots of superb photographs. The meat of this book is the detailed field guide to mushrooms with a full set of color photographs. Proper keys are here, good index, glossary and bibliography. Superb publication with all the details needed to do the job.