I've been working in different parks throughout Glasgow all week. One of the friends I was working with brought in a van load of plant stuffs to work with the kids (1500+) and their teachers.
Everything from Flag Iris, Rowans, Yarrow, Bour, Heather, Brambles, Gale, to Alder and Willow.
By the end of the week we had it mostly all stripped down either for faggots, candles, and hoops or prepped for dyestuffs.
Messy, but fun
At home and around I carry a bag with poly bags and bits of waxed cotton inside to collect 'stuff'. My dawn and evening walks this week have netted everything from acorns and eldercurrants to meadowsweet roots and rosehips.
I used to carry a basket but a little too much like Miss Marple, y'know ?
Now I carry a haversack type bag that lies against my hip.
One of my friends is a basketmaker and she made a traditional Scottish kishie from oatstraw and rush rope and she is inclined to use that when out foraging.
What do you use? Did you make your own ?
cheers,
Toddy
Everything from Flag Iris, Rowans, Yarrow, Bour, Heather, Brambles, Gale, to Alder and Willow.
By the end of the week we had it mostly all stripped down either for faggots, candles, and hoops or prepped for dyestuffs.
Messy, but fun
At home and around I carry a bag with poly bags and bits of waxed cotton inside to collect 'stuff'. My dawn and evening walks this week have netted everything from acorns and eldercurrants to meadowsweet roots and rosehips.
I used to carry a basket but a little too much like Miss Marple, y'know ?
Now I carry a haversack type bag that lies against my hip.
One of my friends is a basketmaker and she made a traditional Scottish kishie from oatstraw and rush rope and she is inclined to use that when out foraging.
What do you use? Did you make your own ?
cheers,
Toddy