Freycinetia banksii - native New Zealand bush plant that creeps up other trees
Pure New Zealand flax fibre is a wonderful flax weaving resource
Shiny white flax fibres are a gorgeous weaving resource for the finest works of art
Shredded dyed flax fibres woven into round circles with vibrant colours
Traditional weaving plant fibre in New Zealand, also known as golden sand sedge, pikao or ficinia
NZ flax weaving: shredded green leaves with extracted white fibre and shredder tool
Also Golden sand sedge, an endemic New Zealand plant
Golden sand sedge, endemic New Zealand beach plants
Native NZ beach plant, also Golden sand sedge, pikao or Ficinia
Closeup of natural strands after processing - kiekie is a native NZ bush plant, Freycinetia banksii, related to pandanus