Fiber artS in the garden ~ resources

Here are resources to compliment SGN's "Introduction to Fiber Arts in the School Garden" workshop.
This workshop highlighted the wonderful work of our local Fibershed, amplified the work of its local fiber producers and makers, and connected garden educators with lessons and plants that support fiber art projects in their school gardens.
Instructions on How To Build & Weave on an Indigenous Standing Loom
by- Robyn Lynn Smith

List of Supplies
  • 12 pieces of 3foot Bamboo (I purchase 6 pieces of 6foot  Bamboo , and have a friend cut it in half to size with a skill saw, a hand saw will work but it is a long hard job. It is hard to find 3 foot bamboo in a 5/8 diameter.) The 6 ft Bamboo stake pictured below can be found at Harmony Garden supply in Sebastopol, and at most garden supply stores.
  • One 0.5 roll of 2 or 3 ply Jute Twine this can also be found at the Garden Store, Hardware Stores, and most craft stores.
  • ​One 3 ft 5/8 inch steel rebar stake for driving holes, you can purchase these at Friedmans Home Supply in Santa Rosa or most Home Depot’s also on Line
  • A large head Hammer
Click here to read Fiber Art's article about artist Robyn Lynn Smith and how she engages art and nature with Spiritplay Toys. 
Basic Dye Recipe, By Grace Sullivan
Click here for a list of K-12 curriculum compiled by the Fibershed Learning Center to support fiber art education in the school garden.
"These curricula for children to support an understanding of place, through the intersection of restoration education and material culture. We explore the concepts of having human needs met while caring for the natural systems on which we depend." -Fibershed Learning Center