All images by Michael Wicks, courtesy of Batsford
From gathering and stinging nettle to stitching leaves into delicately layered quilts, is a trove of tips and projects involving organic fibers. The forthcoming book by artist is a practical guide to working with nature’s materials at all steps of the process: she offers advice on growing plants and harvesting others, how to transform the raw matter into cord or thread, and examples of artworks that incorporate the repurposed textiles. Published by , the volume covers both rural and urban findings, in addition to pieces by artists like and . Wild Textiles is available for pre-order on .
Work by Hillary Waters Fayle
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