Sidereal mycelium fabrics

A mycotextile comprising:

• a support scaffold layer embedded within a crosslinked mycelium matrix, wherein the support scaffold layer is crosslinked to the mycelium matrix and the mycelium matrix extends in a plane above and below the support scaffold layer;
• and
• a plurality of metallic nanoparticles formed in vivo within the crosslinked mycelium matrix, characterized by a distribution of metallic nanoparticles through a dikaryotic hyphae network within the crosslinked mycelium matrix, wherein the dikaryotic hyphae network comprises clamp connections, and/or an enrichment for molecules related to clamp connections,
• further wherein the color of the mycotextile is determined by the plurality of metallic nanoparticles.