Plant fibre weaving

Ode to Plantain 🌱 . An experimental weaving from I idea I had when wandering around the meadows here. The stems are so strong and over a meter long I thought ‘I bet I could weave with these!’. Sure enough they worked beautifully on my hand made rigid heddle loom. The weaving is 100 x 70cm, warped with British white wool yarn. Wondering what other plant stems and fibre I can weave on this loom! I also don’t know much about plantain but have been drawn to them a lot recently, if anyone has…

Did you know what our baskets are made of? The indigenous sisal plant is a perennial succulent (Agave sisalana). It has a life span of 7-10yrs produces 200-250 leaves. Each leaf has an average of 1000 fibres. After harvesting, the process to extract obtain the fibre is a sincere labour of love (all done by hand). The fibre is traditionally used for ropes twine. #SustainableLiving The fibre is dried, brushed, dyed twisted. Then the weaving starts ❤💚🌿 #Ethical #EcoFriendly #HandMade

Discover the art of weaving with plant fibre! Learn where to find, pick, dry, and prepare a variety of plants for your next creative basketry project.

Suzie Grieve on Instagram: "Been impatiently waiting for my rhubarb fibres to dry so I could weave up this little stripy basket :) Such amazing plant with it’s ridiculously giant leaves, silky red fibres and tasty stewed stalks! . . . #rhubarb #rhubarbfibres #basketry #basketmaker #foraging #weaving #weaver #wildbasketry #nowaste #traditionalcraft #sustainablecraft #natureconnection #fibreart #slowcraft"

woven leaves, barks and grasses found and foraged on urban walks. nothing is too humble for art.

we manufacture natural pineapple fiber that is suitable for spinning and weaving , ideal for yarn and fiber stores

However through watching the other, dry plant methods, it appears the dry stalks are easier to strip down into the fibers, to the rough rope cordage product. Once the cordage like Sarah made exists, I imagine knitting, crocheting or weaving it into panels.