Making Fibershed clothes from within our designated 150 mile radius continues to be a deep exploration into local resources. This exploration led the Fibershed team on a drive northeast on highway 113, and down the lesser known road 27, to visit Jane Dreamer, and her Yolo Wool Mill. The process of experimenting with the locally […]
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Clothes in Color Grown Cotton
May 1st arrived, and so did the first Fibershed clothes. The wardrobe was launched with some functional basics- a shell, and a pair of loose fitting bolero pants. The fabric for these pieces was woven and knit from Sally Fox’s organic color grown cotton. Fox’s farm resides in Guinda, California, just 90 miles from my […]
Read MoreAhh… the First Socks
These gorgeous socks were created with the wool of Windrush farm (30 miles) from my home. The farm is run by Mimi Luebberman, a wonderful fiber enthusiast who has all of her sheep’s wool processed and naturally dyed for sale at local farmer’s markets. She also hosts and educates the local community children in an […]
Read MoreFibershed on Cultural Energy Radio
Thank you Robin Collier of Cultural Energy Radio! This was the first Fibershed interview, and it is a good one. Fibershed Interview Click Here What I love about Robin’s interview style is that he moves into the subject matter with deep knowledge and wisdom of the topic. He understands the process of natural dyes and […]
Read MoreDesigns and Dye Plants
The Fibershed talent is pouring forth like the waters of our rainfed creeks and streams. Monica has been working her magic with Sally Fox’s boucle color-grown cotton. This week was about test swatches and dye plants. Monica and I made a plan to go the farm that she works at to see about dye plants, […]
Read MoreFibershed Design Process…
Today was spent in Occidental, amongst the redwoods, chickens, goats, and good design everywhere I looked. This is Heidi Iverson, standing outside her renovated red barn studio. She is the knitwear designer who drafted patterns and knit the pieces for our recent book project, and who is currently designing many elements of the of the […]
Read MoreFibershed Fundraiser
The Fibershed Project was launched this Saturday! The challenge of creating and wearing clothes whose fibers and colors are all sourced within 150 miles of my front door, has begun. The wardrobe itself is in the making—with an expected “wear-date” of late April/ beginning of May. Our fundraising launched us beautifully—we now have an immediate […]
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