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Amy Hereford (she/her)

@amycsj.bsky.social

Ecclectic interests: Gardening, fiber arts, native plants, eco-justice, social justice, ecovillage, foraged food and fiber, spirituality, community. Fiber Classes: https://perennialstl.org/organizer/amy-h/ Canon Law: https://www.ahereford.org

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#watercolor #womensart

22.02.2026 16:46 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Love this!

21.01.2026 20:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Multi strand braid with t-shirt yarn. #handmade #fiberarts #braiding #wip

20.01.2026 22:41 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Japanese honeysuckle basket. #wildbasketry🍃 #foragedfibers

11.01.2026 13:22 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Water bottle cover made from amsonia fiber and simple looping technique. #handmade #nalbinding #fiberarts #foragedfiber

31.12.2025 14:00 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1

I would ease them in as they are. Is the sleeve length right?

31.12.2025 00:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Holiday ornaments made from wild harvested clay. They are also seed balls with Missouri native seeds embedded. #wildclay #nativeplants #handmade

20.12.2025 20:12 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

This is super cute!

01.12.2025 14:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Outrageous

26.11.2025 03:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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STL has a few more basket makers. Class today at Perennialstl.org #wildbasketry #foragedfiber #fiberarts

23.11.2025 01:19 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I'm out collecting my last pre frost harvest. #garden #sustainability

09.11.2025 14:50 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I love this! I want to repost it everywhere.

05.11.2025 23:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Here's a challenge for you... Shop for gifts this season at your small markets, shops and craft fairs first. You'll find one of a kind gifts and give a lot of small businesses the boost they all really need.
#prettyshinybeads #beadweaving #tariffs #shoplocal #shophandmade #shopsmall

05.11.2025 21:30 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Christmas ornaments woven from willow. #basketry #wildbasketry #fiberarts #foragedfiber #willow

04.11.2025 16:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Christmas tree woven from willow. #wildbasketry #foragedfiber #fiberarts #Christmas

02.11.2025 17:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I just finished my first complete neolithic weave basket, and I and I am quite pleased. #basketry #neolithic #foragedfiber #wildbasketry #fibreart

06.09.2025 13:55 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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These two pouches are some of my early explorations in sprang. Both are intertwined. I did the blue one first and then the brown. I managed to gain some skills along the way. 🙂 #fiberarts #sprang #primitiveskills

21.08.2025 19:29 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Outrageous

17.08.2025 21:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Shuttle Tatting 101 | September 21, 1-3 PM — City Create House Shuttle Tatting 101 is perfect for beginners ready to explore the art of lace-making with just a shuttle and thread. Taught by Amy Hereford, you’ll learn the basic double stitch and how to create del...

I'm starting to teach tatting locally at City Create House in St. Louis. Here are my first four classes:
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#tatting #fiberart

06.08.2025 20:15 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Bottle cover and flower vase cover made from pawpaw bark, diagonal weave and hex weave.

Bottle cover and flower vase cover made from pawpaw bark, diagonal weave and hex weave.

Bottle cover and flower vase cover made from pawpaw bark, diagonal weave and hex weave.

Bottle cover and flower vase cover made from pawpaw bark, diagonal weave and hex weave.

Bottle cover and flower vase cover made from pawpaw bark, diagonal weave and hex weave.

Bottle cover and flower vase cover made from pawpaw bark, diagonal weave and hex weave.

Bottle cover and flower vase cover made from pawpaw bark, diagonal weave and hex weave. #basketry #basketweaving #foragedfiber #wildbasketry #fiberart

02.08.2025 19:54 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A little basket twined from daily's and willow bark. #wildbasketry #foragedfibres #fiberart #earthskills

17.07.2025 14:46 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Blackberries, goji berries, and summer greens from the garden today. #gardening #sustainability #berries #summertime

09.07.2025 20:08 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Garlic harvest. #gardening #permaculture

29.06.2025 11:42 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Little bouquet in a hand woven basket made from Daylily leaves. I wove the Daylilies around on empty medicine bottle. #wildbaskets #reuse #foragedfibres

28.06.2025 02:30 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Native wildflowers in a little bouquet, reusing a medicine bottle. #nativeplantgarden #reuse

23.06.2025 14:59 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I learned shuttle tatting from my grandmother, probably 50 years ago. Your piece makes me smile!

15.06.2025 23:06 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sweet!

13.06.2025 01:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Love this!

12.06.2025 13:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Nicely done.

12.06.2025 13:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Purple poppy mellow

Purple poppy mellow

Missouri evening primrose

Missouri evening primrose

08.06.2025 14:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0