From gathering and retting stinging nettle to stitching leaves into delicately layered quilts, Wild Textiles: Grown, Foraged, Found is a trove of tips and projects involving organic fibers. The forthcoming book by artist Alice Fox is a practical guide to working with nature’s materials at all steps of the process: she offers advice on growing plants and harvesting others, how to transform the raw matter into cord or thread, and examples of artworks that incorporate the repurposed textiles. More
From gathering and retting stinging nettle to stitching leaves into delicately layered quilts, Wild Textiles: Grown, Foraged, Found is a trove of tips and projects involving organic fibers. The forthcoming book by artist Alice Fox is a practical guide to working with nature’s materials at all steps of the process: she offers advice on growing plants and harvesting others, how to transform the raw matter into cord or thread, and examples of artworks that incorporate the repurposed textiles. More
Anyone can learn the fairly straightforward nettle fiber processing of extracting fiber from the humble stinging nettle.
Urtica Dioica - the Common Stinging Nettle
Now Stinging nettles are one of my favourite plants that are utilized in many ways here. Most importantly its one of the biody...
Jason Logan's new book is a how-to guide on natural ink making
Naturally dyed with Kaddukai, often used in Ayurveda Lightweight jersey with brushed fleece inside Scooped, padded neckline Fiber flecks evident throughout Special care is essential due to natural dye and fiber content Made in India Made of regenerative cotton mixed with foraged Calitropis plant fibers Read more about our first ever lounge collection here.
From gathering and retting stinging nettle to stitching leaves into delicately layered quilts, Wild Textiles: Grown, Foraged, Found is a trove of tips and projects involving organic fibers. The forthcoming book by artist Alice Fox is a practical guide to working with nature’s materials at all steps of the process: she offers advice on growing plants and harvesting others, how to transform the raw matter into cord or thread, and examples of artworks that incorporate the repurposed textiles. More
November might just be my favorite month.. shhh, don’t tell October! So it’s only fitting to give you one of my favorite artists as the Featured Artist for the month of November! Cali…
New sizing, please see sizing chart* Straight leg pant cut from soft cotton canvas. Kale! High fiber, pant or plant, who can say?? Order your Chef Pant size. New sizing fits smaller, XS fits very small. 100% soft-washed cotton canvas Check out the other Forager Pant flavors Fixed waist front, elastic back + zipper fly Big side patch pockets + back patch pocket Made here in LA
For pattern support please go to the questions thread here. update 01/04: Japanese translation added designed in collaboration with Nature’s Luxury. Yarn kits (with pattern) are available here (Nature’s Luxury website) Nature’s Luxury also offers kits for my second version made with Nature’s Luxury Foxen Meets Merino held together with Silk Divine forager is worked seamlessly from the top down. The yoke is shaped by using a modified version of the contiguous set-in sleeves method developed by Susie Myers. First the yoke is worked back and forth to the final neck CO. When the neck shaping is complete, the yoke is worked in rounds to sleeve separation. The sleeve stitches are placed on hold and the underarm stitches are cast on. Then the body is worked in rounds to the twisted braid and ribbing. The sleeve stitches are then picked up again to work the sleeve in rounds, top down, to the cuffs. Neck finishing is worked last. Yarn Nature’s Luxury TOWN & COUNTRY CASHMERE (87 yards (80 m)/25g); shown in color Vale d’Oliveiras approximately: 1050 (1154, 1220, 1291, 1398(1504, 1620, 1701, 1778) yds 960 (1055, 1115, 1180, 1278)(1375, 1481, 1555, 1625) m Needles US 4 (3.5 mm) 16” (40 cm) and 32” (80 cm) circular needle and DPNs (or longer circular needle for magic loop) for neck, body and sleeve ribbing. US 6 (4 mm) 24” (60 cm) and 32” (80 cm) circular needle and DPNs (or longer circular needle for magic loop) for body and sleeves. Gauge 20 sts x 27 rows = 4” (10 cm) square in Stockinette stitch on larger needle after blocking. Note: Row gauge is important! Armhole length is determined by the number of rows worked from shoulder to sleeve separation. Please take the time to check both stitch and row gauge. Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9) finished bust circumference: 35.25 (38.5, 41.5, 44.75, 48)(52, 56, 60, 64)“ 88 (96, 104, 112, 120)(130, 140, 150, 160) cm Suggested ease: 2 - 5” (5 - 12.5 cm) Sample is worn with approximately 5” (12.5 cm) positive ease at bust. Materials Stitch holders or waste yarn, stitch markers (12) in different colors, tapestry needle, blocking tools.
Whether wildcrafting mushrooms, ramps or chicory, a well-made foraging knife equipped with a rosewood handle, folding blade and natural fiber brush is essential. And always follow safe and sustainable foraging practices when foraging.
Velvet Leaf is a commercial failure but a successful foreign invader. A flop as a fiber plant and cursed for its infiltration of food crops, it was first cultivated in China some 3,000 years ago. From there Abutilon theophrasti made its way nearly everywhere on earth. First the Mediterranean area, then Europe. It was introduced […]
Plate 30. CHICORY, Cichorium Intybus , L. Other English Names: Wild Chicory, Wild Succory. (Noxious: Dom.) Introduced. Perennial from a long deep rootstock. Stems 2 to 3 feet high, branched, hairy
Banana fiber fabric is made from the stalks of the fibrous banana plant and can be turned into fine silk yarns, curtains, tablecloths and floor mats.
Are you interested in creating your own, homemade fiber? Then you may be surprised at how many natural materials are available to you!
You are purchasing a digital sewing pattern. PLEASE NOTE: NO PHYSICAL PATTERN WILL BE MAILED TO YOU. This pattern is great for beginners and advanced sewists alike. The Forager Pinafore was inspired by my desire to live intentionally while wearing practical, yet beautiful garments. I dreamt of wearing heavily gathered dresses with aprons overtop, chasing my children through our rows of garden beds, without a worry of getting my beloved dresses dirty. I love the simplicity, yet the functionality of this garment. It can also be used as an accessory to wear over top of your favorite jeans or dresses. It also be worn to garden, to cook, to clean, to read, to lounge, tend to animals and to little children, and basically anything else you’d want to do! One of my favorite aspects of the Forager Pinafore is the versatility in size. This pattern is designed to fit many body types. It can be worn tight fitting, underneath the bust and behind the back or it can be tied in bows at the side of the waist for an oversized, comfortable fit. this pattern is generously sized, so please size down if you prefer a tighter fit. The gathered skirt gives this piece a nice, timeless touch. The pattern includes an option for a crossbody front (or back), as well as a simple scoop neck. This is designed to fit a 30in bust to 65in bust or larger. You will receive the pattern instructions, a letter print file, as well as a projector pattern file. These will be available for download once Etsy confirms your payment. I will have a Youtube tutorial available very soon, walking you through the process of how to sew together the pattern! You can find a tutorial on my YouTube channel! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jZEiwFHrcpg&feature=share&fbclid=PAAabRsCXfnBQBe3OJZl5-gbSq69b_0cRoZKvalJmQxpvBHmH-SQeAn10x9yQ
Kayla Powers is the creator of Salt Textile Studios. Kayla crafts one-of-a-kind, handwoven textiles for home and lifestyle with the belief that goods can be both beautiful and ethical. Her textiles are woven with local fiber, dyed with natural materials and are made to last. Kayla works on the East side of Detroit, Michigan and draws inspiration from the people and the history of the city.
Alice Fox is a natural fiber artist experimenting with materials found and foraged, gathered and grown. Alice’s body of work reflects her fascination with the subtleties of the natural world. In this interview of The Planthunter, Alice explains how she obtained such appreciation for the healing power of the natural world.
Making baskets using plants is all dependant on where you live. The climate will have a huge bearing on what you will find growing locally to you.I live in Melbourne, Australia, which is a temperate climate. The plants I collect will be very different from someone living in the tropics or subtropics. Those of us in colder climates can get basket makers envy when we think of warmer spots, and their plentiful palms and vines. Truth is, there are still a wonderful array of plants you can gather in
Indigo Milk Caps (Lactarius indigo) are a fun summer mushroom to identify in the woods, and they're a choice edible species as well. This article was written by Timo Mendez, a freelance writer and amateur
Brains stewed with tomatoes, peppers and harissa paste with eggs are a very traditional Moroccan dish. Serves 2-4
Video tutorial with step by step directions on how to make a fall wreath using foraged branches and greenery from your yard.
The fiber artist forages local plants to create delicate urban-agrarian weavings.
Momentum can be a tricky thing. If we’re moving in a positive direction, building and maintaing momentum is crucial. But if we’ve begun sliding into bad habits or toward danger, we ne…
Step-by-step directions by Cathryn Peters on how to process cattail leaves after gathering them for chair seat and basket weaving projects.
Introductory notes: The search for hidden colours, forms and textures is for me the lure of eco dyeing and eco printing, and a form of art. Eco dyeing and eco printing are essentially direct contac…
slow stitching embroidery.
I’ve been doing natural dyeing for a long time, and was always exasperated about the absence of a good plant source for the color green. Paradoxical, isn’t it? But the green coloration in plants is du
We take a look at linen, the world's strongest natural fiber and how it's grown, woven, and turned into some of the hardiest garments around.
