How farmers, designers, and small brands are reshaping the textile industry through regional collaboration, ethical sourcing, and regenerative practices—proving that a sustainable future for fashion is already in motion.
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From Fleece to Fabric: Allison Reilly’s Personal Journey with Local Fiber
Designer and shepherd Allison Reilly transforms raw wool into woven fabric, blending artistry with holistic design. From tending sheep to crafting textiles, her work honors the land and the slow, intentional process behind every thread.
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Designing for Connection: How New York Textile Lab is Reimagining the Fiber System
Laura Sansone, founder of New York Textile Lab, is redefining the textile industry by fostering regenerative, bioregional fiber systems that connect farmers, designers, and ecosystems through transparency and care.
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Intertwining: A story of the living world through material form
written by Lexi Fujii photography by Jessa Carta Two makers, business-owners, mothers — artfully transmuting land-based raw materials into simple yet luxurious sustainable goods. Megan Bre Camp of Summer Solace […]
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The Craft of Culture and Connection: How Project Threadways Preserves Heritage and Shapes the Future of the Textile Industry Through Storytelling
Explore how Project Threadways uses storytelling to preserve the cultural heritage of textiles while envisioning a more connected and sustainable future for the industry.
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Meet 13 California Designers Reimagining Textile Creation
Meet the 13 designers who participated in the spring 2024 Borrowed from the Soil Design Exhibition, February 29 – March 4 in Point Reyes Station, California.
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Weaving Lineage in Diaspora
Sari Monroy Solís is a Mayan Kaqchikel and Xicana weaver, teacher, dyer, herbalist-in-training, and Fibershed’s Learning Center Workshop Coordinator, with a decades-long career as an immigration attorney. Sari revitalizes ancestral fiber arts in California and internationally – a journey and practice that started with a family loom and renewing her own connections to craft in her homelands of Guatemala and Mexico.
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Grange Home Returns the Hand to the Made
Beth Miles is the brains and hands behind her Grange Home line, which is a culmination of and departure from her prior life in apparel design.
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Herderin Begins with the Body and Soul
“What if garment consideration began with asking: Where would you like to be held? Where would you like to have some more support? Feel some weight around your shoulders, or something snug around your low back or abdomen? Could a garment play a role in healing you? Could it feel like wearing a parent’s clothes? What can clothing do for us, emotionally?”
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Threading Resilience: Stories from our Fibershed Affiliate Communities
In the first edition of our Threading Resilience zine, we share 19 stories from our Fibershed Affiliates. We are rounding up three of their incredible stories in this article—from the Rust Belt Fibershed, Fibershed DACH, and Fibershed Ireland—to highlight the different geographies, journeys, and wisdom that can be shared from this network.
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