How do you find a local mushroom expert? What’s the official name? Are the books more helpful than the apps?

Mycologist :)

Ok so what can we trust?

@@KTCC13 If you really want to go foraging for mushrooms you should go with an expert who can show you the subtle differences between the edible and non edible mushrooms, because they can look really similar.

Yep! That's a sure-fire way to get mushroom poisoning! The good ones and the bad ones look so similar.

Agree!!

Great idea!

oh my God, Yes! :D

If she does this it should definitely be a miniature house for whimsical forest creature.

I was also thinking this!

I love that for everyday wearability your main concern is colour compatability! 🙈😊🍄

Yes, it bothers me too that most of these hats are only fit for celebrations or other special occasions. This, however, is definitely an outfit that any forest child could wear to school. Love the inclusivity!

@@derepischekeks1475 ahaha right. I think it is so adorable and so fun how everyone’s style has different parameters for what makes it feel like them lol Color is something that tends to be extremely mismatched within my outfits lolol

Yes, this is my favorite video of Rachel’s. It came out great!

I was looking at that candle behind her lmfao

Girl needs to at least get/use a proper mask.

That stuff is a menace. We had a special flowbooth in college just for spray adhesive just because of how disgusting and toxic it is. It gets everywhere and smells horrendous.

I remember when I first tried crafting and didn’t use proper ventilation as I worked. It was when I first tried contact cement. I thought, surely an open window in my bedroom would be enough ventilation. I was feeling the effects of my decision real quick.

I also feel like she should have not mixed up that drywall compound goop in her nice food mixing bowls but OK

Knowing she's basically an autumn fairy living amongst Humans, yeah, that she hasn't made a mushroom hat until now feels wrong.

🍄🍄🍄

@@Nikki-tx6kh came here to say something similar. Also nice name 👀

It was them darn mushroom sleeves she did 1st that threw her i reckon lol

“Drought for 2 months” Me: laughs/cries in southwest USA.

She already has a mushroom dress

@@Red-jl1qr Maybe one for more formal occasions? Or do a 'Weekend Cottage' ensemble. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

She made a shirt or dress with terrarium sleeves. Would have been great with the hat.

I was so thinking the same thing, 😹😹😹 I think it would make a great outfit😊😊 but most of all I wish I could just go out and pick mushrooms I am not able to do that as there are no edible mushrooms that grow wild in Australia that I know of.

Umm Willow Pill already did this!

Maksy Merch - YES!!!

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I had the same thought when she said that!

Make this t shirt Rachel. I’ll buy it.

Yes, yes, yes, we need🙏👍🏼👍🏼

thanks!

This will completely depend on where in the world you live though... One of the most poisonous mushrooms where I live looks exactly like a very popular edible mushroom in East Asia, so immigrants or tourists from that region who weren't aware that mushrooms aren't the same everywhere unfortunately have been poisoned.

@@MajaBiana Good point! Mushrooms Demystified was written for western north america iirc, and is a truly excellent reference if you live in that part of the world!

brilliant

❣️😄 Oh I would LOVE to see a video with this content!

oh yes!!

I like!

Yes!

I was wondering if plastidip would have worked! I don't now why but for a while I have been thinking "what if I sprayed plastidip on _____?"

Tfs for Rachel that would have taken research lol. She's a big picture creator.

Another costume maker here. Lycra would make the head hole slippery for such a heavy hat. There has to be something else. Also would like to add that an alternative to stinky slow-drying spray glue is hot glue. Put anything you are trying to dry in front of a high-powered fan. Lasko's Wind Machine is a good one!

@@tigristhelynx7224 good point on the lycra. I typically use neoprene but with a lot of the current dye issues I didn't want to recommend it. That would ruin a wig.

@@jayneterry8701 But these tips are so helpful, and who knows, she might try diff things mentioned here, not to mention others who read this and want to try. I love the sharing going on here.

Fly agaric probably do grow in New England! I live in Old England and they grow here :)

@@sophiebee1679 hahah “old England” that’s so funny

@@sophiebee1679 fly agaric grow in Europe, I live in Ukraine in Carpathian mountains and often go to gather mushrooms and these often indicate that other edible mushrooms grow there.

Yesss everytime Rachel posts even a short insta story with rain I'm like 3 hour version upload pls, also her house and land is so aesthetic that looking out a window with heavy rain and storm sounds, sounds like the best napping material ever.

11:28 Dutch door came in clutch for the asthetic.

Just what I wanted to comment! Every time these moments come in, my blood pressure drops, my heart rate regulates, my breathing becomes steady :D I live in a big city, and sometimes forget how healing it is to be in/witness nature.

@@krisztinadobo1367 same! they seriously heal my soul

For a sec I thought she was gonna do the veggie tales verison "spread like too much pudding over ham"

I feel like the pumpkin lady was the one project she was referring to...

@@lainie193 She used paper mache on the Demogorgon dress much more recently.

She should put it on a big cozy sweater as merch! I’d buy it in half a second

@@allysonblackney3039 Yes! I’d also love So. Stinking. Cute. merch!!

I'm making this into embroidery to hang on my wall above my desk because it's too apt a phrase to not see every day xD perfectly described my brain state this morning on a dreary rainy day haha

It was spot on. And she thinks she couldn't be a voice actress.

i mean....who doesn't

@@Butterflier00 😆

Was just thinking the same thing lol. Reminds me of another KZfaqr Jaime French, but she does it way more often. I'm also here for it but next thing I know, I'm probably gonna start doing it subconsciously🤣

@Only1Wocky Yo! I just started watching her in last couple of weeks! She is the only reason I recognized the voice!😄

Ikr

Idaho potato sack!

Omg right!!

🤣🤣🤣

Soup outfit!!

So precious❤--ug!!

She reminded me of a Studio Ghibli character lol

Great idea!!

Same I've got it on both sides; Czech/Armenian. (We also overdo it on holidays.)

*kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o6mWjMxom5mYook.html* Finally it's here after so long

Good luck!!!

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@@catstreat9434 Unfortunately I have experience with reporting comments to YT. The company does not respond, act or offer any kind of feedback. There's even a daily limit to how many comments you can report in a day. I live in Ottawa, Canada and you may remember that we lost the entire month of February to an illegal occupation that calls itself the 'freedom convoy'. They were/are anti-mask, anti-mandate, replace-the-elected-government people who were big fans of Jan 6th. Over a dozen of their channels popped up over night. They were monetized within days. They actually got the double-ad treatment. The live stream chats were full of threats to burn the entire city down and worse. To call it hate speech only begins to cover the depth and breadth. You Tube did nothing. Except collect the revenue. The channels are still up, still making revenue, still making threats against the city. There is no one watching the shop. Meanwhile that brilliant young sews-it-all-by-hand historical sewist, V. Birch (sorry, bad with names) is under a lifetime ban for trying to raise funds for an Aboriginal re-housing initiative. There is no appeal process. You Tube does not respond to reported hate speech or terrorists threats. I'm afraid to say, they won't do a thing about the porn-spammers if it's making them revenue. Each interaction feeds the algorithm... - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

@@catstreat9434 I Found & Reported Several in Here (all from Same Name) 🦋

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Same here. I did not see that coming, so funny!

Same same same!!😂

Rachel videos always make my day.

Psychedelics are the reason why i didn’t take my life when i was at my end. I was stripped of my ego and saw the beauty of life and interconnectivity and even though i still battle anxiety and depression, I’m doing better everyday and will never think in such a self destructive way again.

LSD and mushrooms completely changed my whole outlook on life. I became a better version of myself This experience gave me a lot of confidence about my self and my body. A bunch of bad thought / behavior patterns were broken. One of these was pretty bad OCD that made me wash my hands a lot. It gave me a lot of hope that things will be fine, this is the one thing that I heard throughout the trip: Everything is alright. The main reason for the trip was my severe depression and it definitely helped me (although it's not gone). Before all I could do was lay in bed. Now I am trying to rebuild my life one step at a time which wasn't possible before."

[_James_tray] Got psychs

Last year, I took shrooms at Las Vegas thinking it was going to hit like an edible or something. Shit was scary at first but amazing once you start getting deeper into your thoughts

@@sarahh321 Where to search

That is an AMAZING & poetic name for a mushroom identification book🍄🍄🍄...

Fantastic book! Its focus is the PNW/western US, some crossover, but not the best for New England mycology.

That's the guy holding a random musical instrument on the front, right?

@@lyndseycadoo8133 that’s the one!

i have it and looking up the mushroom Rachel picked right now.

Oh cool! My friend did that too :)

My kiddo loved watching this video with me, and she wants a mushroom costume now. 😊 This was lovely!

The ACCURACY tho!!! 🤣🤣

I feel this, and I wish you comfort and friendliness all around you, until it's better. ❤

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At least in this case, none of the ingredients are toxic or harmful substances you don't want to expose food equipment to... or anything that will ruin appliances, as long as it's cleaned up right away.

little fabric paint and you can craft it up yourself haha

And wear a mask

I literally got asthma for a week after using spray adhesive, #artstudiolife and I don't even have asthma. I learned my lesson. The stuff works but use it with proper ventilation or outside.

And maybe put out the candles since it’s aerosol and can easily float over the flame behind you!🤯😱 Love the video though and all your little talking and singing to yourself as usual. The outtakes were all very relatable❣️ Thank you for the rain sequence and mushroom hunt. 💖🍂🍄✨

Really! You don’t want those particles in your lungs, much less the chemicals that they float on. I’m just •stunned• that you didn’t read the precautions on the label, Rachel dear! 😜

We NEED a jellyfish hat sequel!!!

Princess Jellyfish!?

@@FeralFelineFriend I mean... Super Mario *does* have that underwater level.... It works.

Well now I need to see a jellyfish hat.

And get like a blue wig and long long curly hair extensions that are attached to the hat, along with ruffled fabric. And then the outfit would be like a bright colored tight dress or bralette and massive bell bottom underneath a translucent gauzey frilly dress and holographic accessories. Maybe some of that light up fabric

I went this year! I loved the mush hats so much I picked myself up one from a vendor this year

We had a lot here in California at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire! Seems 2022 was the year of mushroom looks at faires! Everyone was so cute and sadly by the time I found what booth most people bought their hats from (though some were home made), they had long since sold out.

A lot of mushroom hats and mushroom outfits every weekend at the faire in Michigan so far. :) It's always so fun to see everyone's take on the mushroom hats.

Also here in the Ohio Renaissance Festival! I actually asked someone what was going on since I saw so many when I hadn't seen any at previous festivals

I love that

Need that on a t-shirt! 😂

Oooh, she could make a snail to go on it!

... and then put a little snail on it! 🐌🐌🐌

😍

Or a mouse 🐀🐁

From what Ive read that is mostly a myth. Cut or pluck it doesnt really matter in terms of regrowth as the mycelium is in the ground.

@@TallTeenTurtle Yes, this. The research suggests it doesn't matter much.

I actually went as a fly agaric for halloween once as a kid 😅 my hat was only made from construction paper but that was enough for a 5-year-old. I absolutely loved it 🍄🥰

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My child decided they were going to be a mushroom a couple weeks ago! Great timing

good tip

yessss, I'm from the Czech Republic, the land of mushroom picking, so I was low-key bothered by that (obviously, Rachel didn't know, so that's fine) 😁

@@annaskopikova3554 yeah I was upset at that too. I'm Russian and my family goes to forests to pick mushrooms every year so that was one of the first things I was taught to do while doing this

They won’t grow back. That’s not how mushrooms work.

This has been proven false

"You killed it, you carve it."

Omg why don't I have any unique experiences? 😅😂 7:16 I said aloud "that's a rather tender subject..."

Sounds like the setup for a murder-mystery novel.

There are all sorts of mushrooms in Massachusetts (including the fly agaric) lol

@@corgiw7281 And Shauna, the OP, be the villian. I just find the 🤗 emoji kinda suspiciously placed. 😂

@@mlck24 Ooh, I've always wanted to be a villain! You know, in a book or something, not real life...😏😅

the English names for mushrooms sound so fancy and proper while the Russian (my first and main language) sound v simple. for example: fly agaric = мухомор (muhomor) which means "fly killer". some others are сыроежка - "one that could be eaten raw", лисичка - "little fox", рыжик - "little ginger" (as in hair color), белый - "white", подберёзовик - "under a birch tree" and зонтик - "little umbrella". I don't know the English names for these so I'm sorry 😭

Looks like the frosty funnel may actually be a russula?

THIS