Uploaded August 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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How can we weave silken threads as beautiful as a spider’s web from water and plants and make leather from kombucha? Stella MacCartney has been experimenting with just this!

Solutionist, Nicola Peel, explains how biomimicry can help us discover how to make new materials from Nature that can replace agriculturally intensive products like cotton and materials derived from animal skins. We can grow our own clothes!

To find out more visit Nicola's websites:
eyesofgaia.com
nicolapeel.com

For more practical eco solutions and inspiring projects visit: permaculture.co.uk