Wild Textiles: Grown Foraged Found

About this book

A guide to harnessing the world of nature to create sustainable textile art. Textile artist Alice Fox shows how to work with found foraged gathered and grown materials to create fabulous textile pieces that are inspired by and made from nature. She encourages crafters to be open minded and experimental using local (and sometimes) unconventional materials working with the seasons and learning what materials are available at different times of year to ground artists in natural cycles and integrate creative activity with a strong sense of place and character. Alongside advice on growing your own plants (such as flax or nettles) for creative work the book is packed with practical ideas for foraging from weeds dandelions and other plants useful for making cordage or leaves that can be stitched quilted and shaped into vessels to grass wool plastics and mud that can be gathered and delightfully repurposed by the textile artist. Other ideas for found materials include stones shells and wood that can be wrapped or woven into as well as a multitude of urban treasures that find a new life in creative hands.