The dress made out of Sussex stinging nettles
A new independent film shot in Sussex follows textile artist Allan Brown who spent seven years making a dress by hand just from the fibre of locally foraged stinging nettles. It鈥檚 how Allan survives the passing of his wife and how he finds a beautiful way to honour her.
The Nettle Dress follows Allan's journey through seasons and years, foraging, spinning, weaving, cutting and sewing the cloth, before finally sharing a healing vision of the dress back in the woods where the nettles were picked, worn by one of his daughters.
A labour of love in the truest sense, Amanny Mo caught up with the award-winning director Dylan Howitt.
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