Growing Textiles
@gina-russell-nz.bsky.social
Organic fibre & colour farmer in Canterbury, NZ. Aiming to create local soil-to-soil textiles. Huge nerd, hit me with knowledge 🌱
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Rules direct us to average behaviours. If we’re aiming to create works that are exceptional, most rules don’t apply. Average is nothing to aspire to. ~ Rick Rubin
Thoroughly enjoying The Golden Thread by Kassia St Clair. Such interesting writing, packed full of quotes and referenced information about not only our ancient connection to textiles but also our future need of them.
#bookrecommendation #fashion #primaryindustries
#bookrecommendation #fashion #primaryindustries
May 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Thoroughly enjoying The Golden Thread by Kassia St Clair. Such interesting writing, packed full of quotes and referenced information about not only our ancient connection to textiles but also our future need of them.
#bookrecommendation #fashion #primaryindustries
#bookrecommendation #fashion #primaryindustries
Book recommendation: Be more pirate by Sam Conniff
Get uncomfortable. Break & rewrite the rules cause the ones we’re living under at the moment really suck.
Get uncomfortable. Break & rewrite the rules cause the ones we’re living under at the moment really suck.
May 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Book recommendation: Be more pirate by Sam Conniff
Get uncomfortable. Break & rewrite the rules cause the ones we’re living under at the moment really suck.
Get uncomfortable. Break & rewrite the rules cause the ones we’re living under at the moment really suck.
Warping up with cotton for shadow weave, green is indigo overdyed with marigold 🌼 Looking forward to seeing it woven up!
March 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Warping up with cotton for shadow weave, green is indigo overdyed with marigold 🌼 Looking forward to seeing it woven up!
Preparing to show first year fashion students the power of natural dyes 🌼
March 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Preparing to show first year fashion students the power of natural dyes 🌼
Working my way through the 1.5m3 of flax from last season & just constantly in awe at the colours that keep presenting themselves 😍🌱
March 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Working my way through the 1.5m3 of flax from last season & just constantly in awe at the colours that keep presenting themselves 😍🌱
This seasons flax harvest is well under way. So grateful to my small group of helpers 🌼
#linenflax #organicfibre
#linenflax #organicfibre
February 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
This seasons flax harvest is well under way. So grateful to my small group of helpers 🌼
#linenflax #organicfibre
#linenflax #organicfibre
February 4, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Fantastic report by Zoe Gilbertson on bioregional textiles
February 1, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Fantastic report by Zoe Gilbertson on bioregional textiles
Misty inspecting todays harvest
January 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Misty inspecting todays harvest
Rules direct us to average behaviours. If we’re aiming to create works that are exceptional, most rules don’t apply. Average is nothing to aspire to. ~ Rick Rubin
January 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Rules direct us to average behaviours. If we’re aiming to create works that are exceptional, most rules don’t apply. Average is nothing to aspire to. ~ Rick Rubin
Also harvested the marigold patch today 🌼 such an abundant crop!
January 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Also harvested the marigold patch today 🌼 such an abundant crop!
We suffered some leasing in the linen crop so pulled some of the fallen stems. So nice to have fresh linen in my arms again!!
January 29, 2025 at 4:34 AM
We suffered some leasing in the linen crop so pulled some of the fallen stems. So nice to have fresh linen in my arms again!!
Cicada thought I was a tree. I don’t mind little guy.
January 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Cicada thought I was a tree. I don’t mind little guy.
My daughter & I spent the weekend dying with my plants 🌼 Yellow is marigold, orange is coreopsis and blue is Japanese indigo 💙
January 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
My daughter & I spent the weekend dying with my plants 🌼 Yellow is marigold, orange is coreopsis and blue is Japanese indigo 💙
A seed study 🌱
Linseed, Japanese indigo, weld & coreopsis
Linseed, Japanese indigo, weld & coreopsis
January 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
A seed study 🌱
Linseed, Japanese indigo, weld & coreopsis
Linseed, Japanese indigo, weld & coreopsis