Homegrown Flax and Cotton (eBook)

DIY Guide to Growing, Processing, Spinning & Weaving Fiber to Cloth

Cindy Conner (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
152 Seiten
Stackpole Books (Verlag)
978-0-8117-7220-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Grow your own sustainable clothes!From seed to shirt, Cindy Conner shows you how to plant, grow, harvest, process, spin, and weave cotton and flax into cloth from which you can sew your own clothes. And since cotton and flax are made from plants, when your clothes usefulness has passed they can also return to the environment without causing harm--a truly renewable and sustainable option for clothing. Whether you live in colder climates where flax can thrive, or warmer climates where cotton does best, there is a sustainable option (or two, if you live in the temperate zone) for you. And it takes much less space than you would think; a backyard garden will do! This complete guide includes in-depth instructions on growing and harvesting, preparing the fiber for spinning, the spinning process for each fiber; the basics of weaving cloth; and suggestions on patterns and how to weave the pieces you need for clothing, and how to sew your woven pieces together. Cindy has been growing her own clothes for years and teaches the process in classes, so she includes all of her knowledge on potential pitfalls and how to avoid them in her thorough instructions on each phase. You can grow your own flax and cotton and make clothes to your own style preferences. Its time to take the next step in sustainable living and make your own clothes in breathable and comfortable natural cotton and flax grown in your own backyard!

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.10.2023
• Zusatzinfo: 114 Illustrations including: - 14 Black & White Illustrations; - 100 Halftones, Color including Color Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Handarbeit / Textiles
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Heimwerken / Do it yourself
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten
• Schlagworte: cotton in garden • grow a sustainable diet • grow cotton • grow fiber to spin • grow fiber to weave • grow flax • growing cotton • growing flax • growing linen • grow your own clothes • home grow cotton • home grow flax • how to grow cotton • how to grow flax • how to process cotton to spin • how to process flax to spin • make your own cloth • mother earth news • processing flax to spin • rigid heddle weaving • sew your own clothes • spin cotton • spin flax • spin linen • Spinning • spinning cotton • spinning flax • spinning linen • Sustainable Clothes • Sustainable clothing • Sustainable living • sustainable sewing • weave cotton • weave flax • weave linen • weaving • zero waste clothing
• ISBN-10: 0-8117-7220-9 / 0811772209
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8117-7220-4 / 9780811772204