Here's all the dried, retted #yucca bundled up on the left. On the right is the finished product from my last batch. Beautiful, strong, cream coloured fibres.

To get there now just requires a lot of manual working of the bundle, followed by lots of and lots brushing.

This isn't particularly hard, but it is time consuming, so it's best done with company, and definitely done outside (it produces lots of chaff).

If you've got a crafts fair, ren faire, or other outdoors event in #Narrm #Melbourne that's broadly aligned with my values and would benefit from a fibre processing demonstration, hit me up.

Otherwise I'll likely be cleaning and dressing these fibres the next time I'm camping or at a picnic with friends. ❤️

#fibre #fibreArt #NeolithicTech #solarpunk #foragingAustralia #urbanForaging

“I. Am Nannertgarrook” - Tasma Walton https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-18/tasma-walton-new-book-i-am-nannertgarrook/105428020

#Boonwurrung #FirstNations #Narrm

#Boonwurrung (also spelled Bunurong) language and people group, part of the #Kulin #FirstNations - their country/traditional lands & seas encompass the area from the #Werribee River in the north-west to #WilsonsPromontory in the south-east, including the #MorningtonPeninsula and #Westernport Bay.

https://biikbundjil.com/heritage

#Narrm