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This is my attempt at making a thread type thing out of asclepiad (aka milkweed)!
I'll try and document my expectations on milkweed fibers!
Trying my hand at processing Asclepiad into some form of textile!
I know now why they call it Silk! Very silky! In hopes of a good string or a nice felt! ^^
The yeehaw bird with some yeehaw blooms 🌸🍃
Bumblebee
Milkweed
Got some milkweed and the first visitor has arrived! So excited to have monarchs!! ✨
Milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) are the required host plants for caterpillars of the monarch butterfly and thus play a critical role in the monarch’s life cycle. The loss of milkweed plants in the monarch’s spring and summer breeding areas across the United States is believed to be a significant factor contributing to the reduced number of monarchs recorded in overwintering sites in California and Mexico. Agricultural intensification, development of rural lands, and the use of mowing and herbicides to control roadside vegetation have all reduced the abundance of milkweeds in the landscape.
Colors ~ Brown and White