The Wild Foodies of Philly
   In search of the food beneath our feet!

 


 NATURAL FIBER SOURCES:   CLOTH - PAPER – TWINE / ROPE – BASKETS

 

Learn more about the plants below at http://www.wildfoodies.org/PlantProfiles.htm

 

·        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Fiber_plants

·        http://www.pfaf.org/user/cmspage.aspx?pageid=48

·        http://www.eattheweeds.com/category/uses/cordage/

·        http://www.primitiveways.com/cordage_in_North_America.html GREAT LIST!
 


CLOTH

 

·        flax (not wild)

·        stinging nettle

·        kudzu

·        paper mulberry

·        hemp (not wild)

·        cotton (not wild)

·        mallow, velvet leaf http://www.eattheweeds.com/velvet-leaf-fiber-and-food/ & http://www.larkspurbooks.com/malvac1.html

·        water hyacinth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eichhornia_crassipes#Other_uses


PAPER

http://newsletter.handpapermaking.org/beginner/beg24.htm

 

·        milkweed

·        paper mulberry

·        cattails

·        reed / phragmite

·        wheat straw

·        kudzu

·        hops

·        hemp (not wild)

·        water hyacinth (limited use)

 


TWINE / ROPE / CORDAGE

 GREAT LIST - http://www.primitiveways.com/cordage_in_North_America.html
 

Also: http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/survival-guru/How-do-you-make-a-plant-fiber-rope-in-the-wild.html

  • thistle

  • dogbane

  • hemp (not wild)

  • cedar bark

  • basswood bark

  • inner bark of hickory

  • cattails

  • milkweed

  • dogbane

  •  moosewood (leatherwood)

  • yucca

  • paper mulberry

  • mallow, velvet leaf

  • water hyacinth

 


BASKETS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basket_weaving

 

TREES:

·        oak

·        hickory

·        willow (coppiced)

·        hazel

·        cedar roots and bark

 

VINES:

·        water hyacinth

·        kudzu

·        bittersweet

·        grapevine

·        honeysuckle

·        wisteria

·        smokevine

·        English ivy

·        Boston ivy

-  Porcelain berry
 

PLANTS:

·        yucca

·        sweetgrass

·        bamboo

·        nettle

·        iris

·        cattail

·        reed / phragmite (also thatched roofs)

 

This is a work-in-progress.  Go to www.WildFoodies.org for more information. Send comments & corrections to LynnLandes@gmail.com|