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Wild Textiles - Grown, Foraged, Found by Alice Fox
Wild Textiles - Grown, Foraged, Found by Alice Fox
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Discover the art of creating stunning textiles from nature's bounty with this inspiring guide by textile artist Alice Fox. Learn to transform foraged, gathered, and homegrown materials into beautiful textile art while deepening your connection to the natural world. From cultivating plants like flax and nettles to harvesting seasonal weeds, leaves, and grasses, this book empowers you to work creatively with what's available around you. Explore innovative techniques for incorporating found treasures—stones, shells, wood, and urban materials—into woven and stitched pieces. Perfect for artists seeking to blend sustainable practice with imaginative expression, this resource encourages experimental thinking and grounds your creative journey in the rhythms of nature and the character of your local environment.
Specifications: Hardcover, 128 pages, 275 x 215mm, Batsford Publishing, ISBN 9781849947879.
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