Wild Foodies of Philly FIELD GU

CLOTH

· flax (not wild)

· stinging nettle

· kudzu

· paper mulberry

· hemp (not wild)

· cotton (not wild)

· mallow, velvet leaf http://www.eattheweeds.com/velvet-leaf-fiber-and-food/ & http://www.larkspurbooks.com/malvac1.html

· water hyacinth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eichhornia_crassipes#Other_uses

PAPER

http://newsletter.handpapermaking.org/beginner/beg24.htm

· milkweed

· paper mulberry

· cattails

· reed / phragmite

· wheat straw

· kudzu

· hops

· hemp (not wild)

· water hyacinth (limited use)

honeysuckle https://www.matttommey.com/basket-weaving-techniques/how-to-weave-a-basket-with-honeysuckle

TWINE / ROPE / CORDAGE

GREAT LIST - http://www.primitiveways.com/cordage_in_North_America.html

Also: http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/survival-guru/How-do-you-make-a-plant-fiber-rope-in-the-wild.html

thistle
dogbane
hemp (not wild)
cedar bark
basswood bark
inner bark of hickory
cattails
milkweed
dogbane
moosewood (leatherwood)
yucca
paper mulberry
mallow, velvet leaf
water hyacinth
honeysuckle https://www.matttommey.com/basket-weaving-techniques/how-to-weave-a-basket-with-honeysuckle

BASKETS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basket_weaving

TREES:

· oak

· hickory

· willow (coppiced)

· hazel

· cedar roots and bark

VINES:

· water hyacinth

· kudzu

· bittersweet

· grapevine

· honeysuckle

· wisteria

· smokevine

· English ivy

· Boston ivy

- Porcelain berry

PLANTS:

· yucca

· sweetgrass

· bamboo

· nettle

· iris

· cattail

· reed / phragmite (also thatched roofs)