Reminds me that people used to wear wool cloaks. They’re so warm you can sleep in them in cold climates and rain rolls off it.
I’ve looked around a bit and it runs in the hundreds of euros.
I’ve read that in the southeastern states, Spanish moss was used like wool, also for thread and upholstery. But it doesn’t get nearly as cold down there 😆
I wish I could find a pic
But I did just read that it can be used to make swamp coolers! I always do that with a towel and a bucket.
You put it best there, I live in a part of the United States that gets over 100 degrees during the summer time, which would challenge a cloak idea sadly
Something to appreciate with thoughts like this are the more natural dyes that come from plants, such as Iris Root, Black Walnut, Reed Flower, Hawthorn, so forth.
I’ve seen folks online use Virginia creeper and pokeberry to dye fabrics, a soft green and vibrant purple respectively. I’d love to take a crack at them on cotton, maybe even a natural tie dye!
The US Forest Service has a chart with plants and their corresponding colors. I wonder if there’s a dye community on lemmy 🤔
I did not know about that chart, I am going to have to download that and keep a copy of it around.
If there is not one, perhaps you could make one? I would love to learn in good detail how to make my own dyes, and work on dying clothing myself!
