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Young Kwak photo
Nan Drye poses uses naturally foraged materials to make her eco-printed textiles.
The natural world and fiber arts have always been intrinsically tied.
Before the introduction of synthetic materials such as polyester and acrylic, all fiber was made using plant or animal sources: wool from sheep hair, cotton from cotton seed pods or silk from the cocoons of silkworms.
Early cave paintings from 8000 BC suggest evidence of clothing in the Paleolithic period, showing that from our earliest days on Earth, humans have been
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