Wild Textiles

Grown, Foraged, Found

Alice Fox

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English

Batsford
09 September 2022

Art & Architecture; Textile artworks; Embroidery crafts

Alice Fox, artist and author of Natural Processes in Textile Art, works with found, foraged, gathered and grown materials to create fabulous textile pieces that are inspired by, and made from, nature. In this new book, 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.

By: Alice Fox
Imprint: Batsford
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 276mm, Width: 216mm,
ISBN: 9781849947879
ISBN 10: 1849947872
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 09 September 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alice Fox is an embroiderer and textile artist who has a strong interest in the natural world. In 2012 she was artist-in-residence at Spurn Point National NatureReserve in East Yorkshire, an experience that has informed much of her recent work. She lives in Shipley, West Yorkshire.

Reviews for Wild Textiles: Grown, Foraged, Found

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. --Colossal