Wild Textiles: Grown, Foraged, Found by Alice Fox
Wild Textiles: Grown, Foraged, Found by Alice Fox
Wild Textiles: Grown, Foraged, Found by Alice Fox
Wild Textiles: Grown, Foraged, Found by Alice Fox
Wild Textiles: Grown, Foraged, Found by Alice Fox
Wild Textiles: Grown, Foraged, Found by Alice Fox
Wild Textiles: Grown, Foraged, Found by Alice Fox
Wild Textiles: Grown, Foraged, Found by Alice Fox

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Wild Textiles: Grown, Foraged, Found by Alice Fox

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Wild Textiles: Grown, Foraged, Found by Alice Fox

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6328 San Pablo Ave
Oakland CA 94608
United States

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.

Alice Fox is a textile artist who works with natural fibres and gathered materials, employing natural dyes, stitch, weave, and soft basketry techniques. She studied Contemporary Surface Design & Textiles at Bradford School of Arts & Media.and completed in MA in Creative Practice at Leeds Arts University.