I’ve got plenty of Yucca plants. And after spending the cordage workshop at St. Georges Botanical Garden, I know how to process the fibers. The only thing I’m not so sure about, is the chewing part. I’ll leave that part alone.
St. Georges Botanical Garden Fiber Workshops
I’m a fiber artist who processes repurposed materials. Now that I am on St Croix, I am itching to explore the abundance of natural fibers just outside my door, palms, coconut, vines, bamboo, to name a few. Last month, St. Georges Botanical Garden hosted three natural fiber workshops using materials sources from their garden. Naturally, I showed up ready to learn and experiment.
This is how it went
Rope making using invasive snake plants.
Paper making is sparking new ideas.
And I spent a morning palm weaving…
Ive been thinking incorporating these experiments into my practice and new ideas are percolating. Meanwhile, I am building a tool kit of garden sheers, gloves, buckets, and bins to process natural fibers at Sky Garden Retreat in St. Croix.
Hair Discrimination
Black Woman
I can feel the pain in every single damn moan.
Fibers Spun From Plastic
My head is exploding with ideas….
This is Some Next Level Braiding…
Hair Story & Pride Playlist
I forgot how much I love making playlists until I started working on this one.
Upcycling Fiber
Black Women & Blow Outs
Banana Fiber… hum?
I was today’s year old, when I learned that once a banana cluster has been produced, that stem will no longer produce anymore fruit. Not only that, banana fiber is a great plant-based alternative to silk, and a more sustainable alternative to cotton.
Note to self, contact banana producers in St. Croix for the stems after the fruit has been harvested.