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  • Wool 101 Sheep to Sweater Workshop

    ImagiKnit 3897 18th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Stephany Wilkes, author of Raw Material: Working Wool in the West, will relate the hidden story of how wool moves from sheep to sweater. You’ll learn how the characteristics of wool are reflected in locally made yarn. Bring your knitting and join us for fun evening learning about the fiber we all love so much! Date: […]

  • SENE Fibershed: Boston Farm & Fiber Festival Meetup

    Save the Date for the 2nd annual @newenglandfarmtofiber Festival where New England local farm fiber vendors take over Boston Public Market in the heart of downtown Boston. Last year's festival was so successful they are bringing it back for year 2 and we'll be on hand talking Fibershed with a few local Fibersheds from New England! The […]

  • NATURAL COLOR TALK+ BOOK SIGNING

    NATURAL COLOR TALK+ BOOK SIGNING - ANNIE'S ANNUALS, RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA ANNIE’S ANNUALS, RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA Plants to dye for – literally! Sasha Duerr, alchemist, founder of the Permacouture Institute and author of “Natural Color”, returns by popular demand to share a wealth of local and seasonal plants (as well as weeds and waste from your garden!) […]

  • Cover Cropping in Orchards

    Solano RCD, Dixon RVD, Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)/Farmers Guild, and NRCS invite you to a Cover Crop Field Day! Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 9:30 - 11:30 am Stevenson Bridge Rd, Winters, CA 95694 (Detailed directions provided with RSVP)   Join us for: * A facilitated panel discussion and open Q&A session with Solano […]

  • 6th California Climate & Agriculture Summit

    UC Davis One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, United States

    Join the Summit and a celebration of CalCAN's 10th Birthday! Monday, March 4th will showcase several climate-friendly farms through a tour in the  Yolo County area. March 5th at UC Davis will be a full day of plenary, workshop and poster presentations about the latest science, policy, and practice related to climate and agriculture. We […]

  • NEST Opening Reception

    Sonoma Community Center 276 E Napa St, Sonoma, CA, United States

    Opening Reception: March 7, 2019 | 5:30pm–7:30pm   276 E Napa Street, Sonoma | Gallery 212 / Sonoma Community Center   Gallery Hours: Everyday 8 am – 9 pm Keyaira Terry is pleased to present her debut solo exhibition at Gallery 212.   In this exhibition, Terry shows her most recent body of work of hand-woven pieces […]

  • NEST – Leather & Fiber: a love story

    Sonoma Community Center 276 E Napa St, Sonoma, CA, United States

    Gallery Hours: Everyday 8 am – 9 pm   Keyaira Terry is pleased to present her debut solo exhibition at Gallery 212.   In this exhibition, Terry shows her most recent body of work of hand-woven pieces consisting of a mix of leather, locally sourced, high-quality wool and plant materials. Many of Terry’s pieces feature […]

  • Stephany Wilkes Book Party + Discussion

    A Verb for Keeping Warm 6328 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    Please join us for a book signing and discussion with Stephany Wilkes, author of Raw Material: Working Wool in the West. In her book, Stephany tells the story of American wool through her own journey to becoming a certified sheep shearer. What begins as a search for local yarn becomes a dirty, unlikely and irresistible […]

  • NY Textile Lab: Regional Yarn Pop-Up + Raw Material Book Reading

    Discussion with author and shearer Stephany Wilkes and Local Yarn Pop-Up Shophttps://www.tatter.org/   What is the journey from sheep to skein? Who is involved in the yarn making process? How many hands are involved in bringing us the fiber in our lives? What makes a gainfully employed woman in tech want to give it all […]