Story by Jenna Tico, photos by Alycia Lang (except where noted) With a quote famously attributed to Mark Twain (but more likely overheard on BART in the middle of a […]
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Surfing Serendipity with Mary Pettis-Sarley
Story by Caroline Spurgin, photos by Paige Green Mary Pettis-Sarley is primarily concerned with knitting herself into the fabric of her world, and her world is anything but ordinary. She […]
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Rhapsody In Blue: Artisan Kori Hargreaves Crafts A Perfectly Imperfect Life
Story by Jillian Laurel Steinberger, with photos by Liz Birnbaum We drive up the windy country road on an early fall afternoon in Bonny Doon near Santa Cruz, to see […]
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The Get-It-Done Girl
By Jenna Tico, with photography by Alycia Lang In an age of memoirs-turned-movies, it is not uncommon to hear about being in “the right place at the right time.” However, […]
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Pioneering Modern Natural Dyes
Photographs by Paige Green Photography; story by Jess Daniels. There’s a duality to natural dyeing that Kristine Vejar embraces: the naturalist and plant pigment explorer; the scientist and careful recipe […]
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A Journey Into the Blue
Written by Shaine Drake and photography by Koa Kalish (except where noted) A producer, processor, broker, and purveyor of biodynamic goods, Craig Wilkinson has been immersed in the holistic and ecologically […]
Read MoreIndigo Volunteer Days!
Fibershed Indigo Project 2015 CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS A call for volunteers to help plant over 2000 indigo seedlings in two days. Many areas to help from planting to weeding to support […]
Read MoreA lifelong love of fiber arts
Photography by Paige Green Colleen Simon has enjoyed an interest in fiber arts for as long as she can remember. She learned to knit as a child growing up in Minnesota, […]
Read MoreSonrisa Family Farms — The New Kids on the Block
By Caroline Spurgin / Photos by Alycia Lang Lisa Colorado is one of those people with such tangible conviction it all but glints in the sun. She is an activist, […]
Read MoreAma Wertz — Weaving without Limits
Story by Jess Daniels / photos by Alycia Lang In an ecosystem, a limiting factor puts pressure on a population, eventually leading to adaptation. For Fibershed artisan and weaver Ama […]
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