A small tuft of fine pale fibre, wiry and tangled, gathered into a loose nest.
  • A close view of the fibre, long pale strands looping and crossing in a dense tangle with a faint golden sheen.

These kudzu summer runner vines were harvested in Western North Carolina. The leaves were stripped, and the vines were submerged in water to ferment. Afterward, the outer layer was rinsed off, and the bast and core material were dried.

Composition

Kudzu vine

Handling Notes

  • Often used to make pulp for papermaking
  • After harvesting, dried bast and core can be processed into paper pulp or used as loose fiber for textile work

Applications in Craft

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Provenance

Alyssa Sacora, The Patchwork Underground, Fairview, North Carolina. Acquired 2024.

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