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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191116T090000
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SUMMARY:2019 Wool & Fine Fiber Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Fibershed hosts an annual Wool & Fine Fiber Symposium for a sold-out crowd each year in mid-November. The event functions to cross-pollinate urban and rural communities by bringing together designers\, farmers\, ecologists\, scientists\, and the general public to hear about topics that range from place-based breeding practices to designer & farmer clothing collaborations. The event includes a marketplace and free demonstrations to the public on sheep shearing\, spinning\, weaving\, and natural dyeing. \n  \nSave the date for the 2019 Wool & Fine Fiber Symposium\, November 16\, Dance Palace\, Pointe Reyes Station. \n  \nRegister here!
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/2019-wool-fine-fiber-symposium/
LOCATION:Dance Palace\, 503 B Street\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:event,fiber event
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed":MAILTO:hello@fibershed.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191209
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
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SUMMARY:NY Textile Lab: Atlas Winter Market
DESCRIPTION:Come see our New York Native products\, made from alpaca and wool sourced and manufactured within 300 miles of NYC \nAfter the success of last year’s event\, we are thrilled to announce our second annual Atlas Winter Market. We are excited to once again bring a great selection of artisans and creators to our community\, and establish the Winter Market as a Newburgh tradition. \nAs you might already know\, Atlas Studios in Newburgh is home to over 40 creators of various backgrounds\, and our gallery is a dedicated community space hosting an array of cultural events from the Spring Street Reading Series to Jazz at Atlas\, to our Markets. \nFor one weekend\, the Gallery will become the intersection of multiple creative paths. From jewelry to pottery\, fabric goods\, holiday wreaths\, and flowers\, or farm-distilled spirits. A space to get to know the minds behind the products\, and discover some unique pieces to bring home with us. \nWe invite you to join and celebrate with us while getting your holiday shopping done. So come over\, grab a drink\, find some unique gifts and don’t forget to travel on up and visit Gerb-O-Matic’s Workshop Wonderland\, to a hot glue “welding” station and “make-n-take” your own mini-masterpiece for the holidays. \nThe market will take place in the Gallery at Atlas Studios on December 7th and 8th from 10 am to 5 pm. \n 
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/ny-textile-lab-atlas-winter-market/
LOCATION:Atlas Studios\, 11 Spring Street\, Newburgh\, NY
CATEGORIES:event
ORGANIZER;CN="NY Textile Lab":MAILTO:nytextilelab@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200118T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200118T113000
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CREATED:20191206T200247Z
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SUMMARY:The Arc of Texture and Color Derived from a Regional Land Base
DESCRIPTION:Exploring the agro-ecological and social cultural depth of this strategic geography has become the life’s work of presenter\, Rebecca Burgess. In this presentation\, Burgess will expand on her personal work to live within the Fibershed that she calls home and will share select agro-cultural narratives from Fibershed landscapes emerging in all corners of the world. \nThe processes and phases responsible for getting us dressed each day produce more carbon and greenhouse gas emissions than international and maritime shipping combined. The pace of production and consumption has accelerated so quickly since the beginning of the 21st century\, that if we look at the global scale of waste streams— one garbage truck of textiles goes into the landfill or incinerator every second. \nOur clothes need not come at the cost of human and planetary health and wellbeing. Through the work to both slow down our consumption and simultaneously re-connect to the life giving textile resources within a strategic geography we can begin to re-sensitize our selves to the working landscapes and processes that generate our second skin. The word that has been coined to describe this strategic geography is known as a Fibershed. \nFibersheds are landscapes that produce an arc of color and texture that define the aesthetic foundation of a textile. The concept of ‘sheds’ as applied to material culture is an ancient one—before colonization and then fossil carbon usage were deployed to speed up the movement and concentration of material resources into centralized supply chains—humans had developed well honed and advanced place-based systems for the procurement of food\, fiber\, flora and fuel. \nIn North Central California 3.1 million pounds of wool and 250 million pounds of cotton\, a smattering of emerging indigo\, hemp and flax growers and a host of small mills\, felters\, knitters\, weavers\, designers and cut & sewers define the growing and processing of our region’s Fibershed. \nRebecca Burgess is the Executive Director of the 501c3 non-profit organization\, Fibershed. The organization’s mission is to develop regional fiber systems that build soil and protect the health of our biosphere. \nTicket Information – Admission: Free for current members of the Textile Arts Council; $5 for students and members of FAMSF; $10 General Admission. Tickets available the morning of the lecture only. Cash or checks accepted at the auditorium doors\, credit cards accepted at the Visitor’s desk. Museum admission not required to attend lecture.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/the-arc-of-texture-and-color-derived-from-a-regional-land-base/
LOCATION:Koret Auditorium\, de Young Museum\, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94118\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fiber Circle 2 Year Anniversary Party!
DESCRIPTION:And by party…. I mean make things and squish yarn. ^_^ \nThis Saturday\, January 25 from 10 am – 3 pm\, we’ll be celebrating the studio’s 2nd year of creating community\, offering workshops and harboring creativity! \nI’ll have a few crafty stations you don’t want to miss – one including some felt balls and the other involving yarn bombing\, plus some snacks and drinks! I hope you come by\, even if it’s just to say hi! \nRSVP not required\, but it’ll help me gauge how many supplies and nibbles to have ready!
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/fiber-circle-2-year-anniversary-party/
LOCATION:Fiber Circle Studio\, 113 Kentucky St.\, Petaluma\, CA\, 94952\, United States
CATEGORIES:event
ORGANIZER;CN="Fiber Circle Studio":MAILTO:alisha@fibercirclestudio.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200130T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200130T190000
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SUMMARY:Craftaholics Anonymous - Stash Swap Edition
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of crafting\, laughing and enjoying some snacks & a drink if you desire! \n  \nFor the January meeting\, feel free to bring stuff from your stash that no longer inspires you! Yarn\, needles\, fabric and any other crafty supplies you think may inspire someone else! This isn’t a junk swap\, so please be respectful about the items you bring. \n  \nFREE! Bring a project to work on as well!
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/craftaholics-anonymous-stash-swap-edition/
LOCATION:Fiber Circle Studio\, 113 Kentucky St.\, Petaluma\, CA\, 94952\, United States
CATEGORIES:event
ORGANIZER;CN="Fiber Circle Studio":MAILTO:alisha@fibercirclestudio.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200130T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200130T210000
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CREATED:20200127T225535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200127T225535Z
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SUMMARY:SoCal Fibershed: Author Talk with Rebecca Burgess
DESCRIPTION:The Southern California Fibershed Affiliate couldn’t be more delighted to welcome Fibershed founder Rebecca Burgess to Los Angeles for an exclusive conversation and book signing for Fibershed: Growing a Movement of Farmers\, Fashion Activists\, and Makers for a New Textile Economy.  \nRebecca will be joined by moderator Kamea Chayne of the Green Dreamer Podcast. \nGreen Dreamer with Kamea Chayne is a podcast and multimedia journal illuminating our paths to ecological regeneration\, intersectional sustainability\, and true abundance and wellness for all. \nWe’ll have a few copies of the book available for sale at the event. \nDoors 7 pm \nConversation with Rebecca 7:30 – 8:30 pm\, including a brief Q&A \nMingling and light bites until 9:30 pm \nFree parking at the Helms Bakery Complex\, off Washington at Hutchinson and across Venice Blvd at Helms Avenue. \nClick here to RSVP.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/socal-fibershed-author-talk-with-rebecca-burgess/
LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 W Washington Blvd\, Culver City\, CA
CATEGORIES:book reading,event,fibershed affiliate event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200209T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200209T170000
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SUMMARY:Boston Farm & Fiber Festival - SENE Fibershed Affiliate
DESCRIPTION:Visit the Boston Farm & Fiber Festival to learn about Fibershed Affiliate activities across New England: the Western Massachusetts Fibershed\, Southeastern New England Fibershed\, and Connecticut Fibershed will be sharing an informational table about efforts to build soil-to-soil fiber economies locally. For a deeper dive\, don’t miss a talk by Amy DuFault of the SENE Fibershed and a book talk by Peggy Hart\, author of Wool: Unraveling an American Story of Artisans and Innovation\, owner of Bedfellow Blankets\, and weaver of the bioregional cloth produced by the Western Mass Fibershed. \n 
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/boston-farm-fiber-festival-sene-fibershed-affiliate/
LOCATION:Boston Public Market\, 100 Hanover St\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
CATEGORIES:book reading,event,exhibit,festival,fibershed affiliate event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200305T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200305T120000
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CREATED:20200219T232058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200220T234028Z
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SUMMARY:Presentation by Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed
DESCRIPTION:Presentation by Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed \n  \nWith a $30 donation to Fibershed\, you will receive a gift of Rebecca’s new book\, Fibershed: Growing a Movement of Farmers\, Fashion Activists\, and Makers for a New Textile Economy\, while supplies last. \n  \nSanta Rosa Junior College Bertolini Student Center\, 10 am-12 pm. Hosted by The Santa Rosa Junior College Fashion Studies Program \n\n  \nThe presentation is free and open to the public\, but there is a charge to park in SRJC parking lots. \n  \nA Santa Rosa Junior College campus map is available here: https://maps.santarosa.edu \n  \nContact Emily Melville\, emelville@santarosa.edu\, with questions about the event or the Fashion Studies Program at Santa Rosa Junior College. https://fashion.santarosa.edu
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/presentation-by-rebecca-burgess-of-fibershed/
LOCATION:Santa Rosa Junior College\, 1501 Mendocino Ave\, Santa Rosa\, CA\, 95401
CATEGORIES:event
ORGANIZER;CN="Santa Rosa Junior College":MAILTO:emelville@santarosa.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200312T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200312T180000
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
CREATED:20191204T184653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191204T184653Z
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SUMMARY:Local Indigo Presentation with Craig Wilkinson - FREE!
DESCRIPTION:Join Fiber Circle Studio and Craig Wilkinson for an evening discussion about the locally grown indigo story. What is the process from the field to dye vat? How can you get involved? See other people’s work that has come from our locally grown indigo. Receive seeds and seedlings to grown your own! \n  \nDiscussion and project sharing will happen between 5 pm and 6 pm\, followed by 4 days of our community vat! \n  \nCover photo credit: Michael B. Woolsey Photography
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/local-indigo-presentation-with-craig-wilkinson-free/
LOCATION:Fiber Circle Studio\, 113 Kentucky St.\, Petaluma\, CA\, 94952\, United States
CATEGORIES:event
ORGANIZER;CN="Fiber Circle Studio":MAILTO:alisha@fibercirclestudio.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200328T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200328T130000
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CREATED:20200228T165609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200320T005717Z
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Lets Harvest! Chico Flax Event
DESCRIPTION:Chico Flax would like to let those who might be concerned for our harvest to not worry.  Due to this cooler weather\, the flax has slowed down its growth naturally delaying the need to harvest. We will repost in a few weeks another harvest date. Please stay safe and healthy during these strange and trying times! \n  \n 
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/lets-harvest-chico-flax-event/
LOCATION:Chico Flax\, 3239 Rodeo Ave\, Chico\, CA\, 95926
CATEGORIES:event
ORGANIZER;CN="Chico Flax":MAILTO:Sandyfisher@chico.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200925
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
CREATED:20200226T171914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200226T173431Z
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SUMMARY:Knitting Under the Redwoods
DESCRIPTION:Please send me an email to receive more information about lodging accommodations. A PDF will be sent with more information about the location and amenities of each “room”. \nalisha@fibercirclestudio.com \n  \nThis is 4 days and 3 nights relaxing knitting retreat!! \n  \nEscape to the magical\, refreshing forests of Mendocino and embark on a relaxing retreat where we’ll be working on our creative projects – knitting and crochet focused\, but others are definitely welcome! \n  \nKick back and soak up the coastal air\, cozy up by the campfire and melt in the sauna or an outdoor shower. \n  \nDates: September 24 – 27 (Thursday 4 pm – Sunday 12 pm) \nLocation: The Farm Mendo (www.thefarm-mendo.com) \n  \nWhat is Included • 3 Nights Lodging; 4 Days of Play at The Farm Mendo • All Meals • Craft gathering underneath the redwoods • Free help from Alisha on any knitting projects • Surprise creative activity! \n  \nAccommodations \nPackage 1: Private Room The Blue Barn: Up the winding stairwell into a beautiful loft\, you’ll get your own king size bed. The bathroom is located inside the Blue Barn with an outdoor\, enclosed shower. The BunkHouse is a stand-alone room centered on the property with a queen-size bed. The bathroom is just outside the room across the lawn. Cost: $725 \nPackage 2: Shared Indoor The Blue Barn: Up the winding stairwell into a beautiful loft\, you’ll shared a room with 2 twin beds. The bathroom is located inside the Blue Barn with an outdoor\, enclosed shower. The Cedar Shack is a stand-alone room centered on the property with two twin beds. The bathroom is just outside the room across the lawn. Cost: $650 \nPackage 3: Shared Outdoor Campout – This is a great experience for those wanting to be closer to nature. Still a covered\, cozy arrangement\, The Campout offers 2 beds located in a large canvas tent. The bathroom is just outside the room across the lawn. Cost: $575 \n  \nPlease note: There is an on-site kitchen in the Blue Barn. There are 2 showers on the property. Both are located in a covered area outdoors – a surprising luxury one must experience! \n  \nA check or cash may be paid to Fiber Circle Studio to avoid any transaction fees. \n  \nThis event is NON-REFUNDABLE! You may\, however\, transfer your space to another person. \n  \nIn the circumstance that the studio needs to cancel the event\, a full refund will be issued within 10 days of cancelling. Any cancellations due to natural distastes will be offered a credit to a future stay up until 6 days prior to the event. Any cancellations leading up or during the stay due to natural disasters will result in a 50% credit. Credits must be used within one year from the original event date.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/knitting-under-the-redwoods-2/
LOCATION:Fiber Circle Studio\, 113 Kentucky St.\, Petaluma\, CA\, 94952\, United States
CATEGORIES:event,travel
ORGANIZER;CN="Fiber Circle Studio":MAILTO:alisha@fibercirclestudio.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201015T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201015T170000
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SUMMARY:Rebecca Burgess on Building Fibresheds
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a talk by Rebecca Burgess on Building Fibresheds. This talk is part of Design + Dynamic Media Fall Speaker Series at Emily Carr. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event \n\n\nCommunities around the world often rely upon exploitative textile systems. Fibreshed develops place-based regional fibre and natural dye systems that generate necessary forms of material culture\, while simultaneously regenerating lost carbon stocks in our soils and providing meaningful livelihoods. Fibershed founder Rebecca Burgess has built an extensive network of farmers and artisans within the Northern California fibreshed and is piloting a regenerative fibre systems model at a community scale. Rebecca will talk about starting a fibreshed and discuss her involvement with Fibreshed Field School\, a program led by Emily Smith and run by the Shumka Centre for Creative Entrepreneurship.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/rebecca-burgess-on-building-fibresheds/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:class,event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201027T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201027T183000
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
CREATED:20201012T194028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201012T194028Z
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SUMMARY:Dominique Drakeford: Fashion\, Race\, Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:Dominique Drakeford is currently a leader in environmental education\, ethical fashion\, and community advocacy. She is the chief curator of MelaninASS (Melanin and Sustainable Style) – a blog platform amplifying the voices of BIPOC across sustainable fashion\, beauty\, and wellness spaces. She is also the Co-Founder of Sustainable Brooklyn\, an organization working to bridge the gap between the sustainability movement and targeted communities using tailored high-low approaches through BIPOC focused events & resource development. \nRebecca Burgess\, M.ed\, is the Executive Director of Fibershed\, Chair of the Board for Carbon Cycle Institute\, and the author of Harvesting Color. She is a vocationally trained weaver and natural dyer. She has over a decade of experience writing and implementing hands-on curricula that focus on the intersection of restoration ecology and fiber systems. Burgess has built an extensive network of farmers and artisans in the Northern California Fibershed to pilot an innovative fiber systems model at the community scale. Her project has become internationally recognized with over 53 Fibershed communities now in existence. Rebecca Teaches Global Cycles: Local Fibers class at CCA in Critical Studies.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/dominique-drakeford-fashion-race-sustainability/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201201T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201201T180000
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CREATED:20201120T235656Z
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SUMMARY:Join Us in Building a Regenerative Future: Coyuchi x White Buffalo Land Trust x Fibershed
DESCRIPTION:  \nAs we create new ways of relating during this season we’re also reflecting on all this year’s accomplishments we’ve made alongside some of our friends and partners to inhabit a kinder\, more responsible and regenerative lifestyle for the betterment of the planet and all those who live on it. \nPlease join Coyuchi\, White Buffalo Land Trust\, and Fibershed on Tuesday\, December 1st at 5pm pst to discuss regenerative systems\, Climate Beneficial™ wool and the ways in which we work together as a collective to instill lasting change from the soil up. \nRegister here for this free online event.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/join-us-in-building-a-regenerative-future-coyuchi-x-white-buffalo-land-trust-x-fibershed/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:event,forum,Online event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210607
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
CREATED:20210427T170559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210427T170559Z
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SUMMARY:Grazing Livestock for Soil Health\, Biodiversity\, and Productivity - Two Day
DESCRIPTION:Fire season is just around the corner\, and managed grazing offers an elegant system that builds soil health and resilience to wildfires. \nAbout this Event\nAt this workshop\, we’ll hear from two leading practitioners in the field of regenerative grazing. We’ll witness firsthand a flock of sheep grazing for fuel reduction and soil-building at this beautiful retreat center in the hills of Anderson Valley. Both days of learning will be spent outdoors. \nThis workshop will explore opportunities to invest in the resilience of land\, using livestock as a vehicle for soil-building. We’ll learn how planned grazing and monitoring can build drought and fire resilience\, biodiversity\, soil carbon and increase rainfall effectiveness. \nWe will also be introduced to a framework for decision-making and planning processes developed by Allan Savory\, which helps individuals manage the complexity of the land\, human\, and economic resources they manage more effectively. \nWho is this for? This workshop is for anyone wanting to improve current land management and create resilience in our life support system for generations to come. This includes city dwellers who wish to be more connected to land\, young agrarians\, and rural landowners or ranch managers who wish to understand how to use livestock to improve the health of their land rather than degrade it. \nFor additional information and registration click here. 
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/grazing-livestock-for-soil-health-biodiversity-and-productivity-two-day/
LOCATION:Bell Valley Retreat\, 12378 Boonville Road\, Boonville\, CA\, 95415\, United States
CATEGORIES:event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210722
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210726
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
CREATED:20210722T150459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210722T150459Z
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SUMMARY:Wine Country Yarn Hop
DESCRIPTION:July 22 – 25\, 10 am – 5 pm \nJoin us for our annual Northern California yarn lovers experience! The Wine Country Yarn Hop is a 4-day event\, July 22 – 25\, for you to safely explore the 6 yarn shops located in the beautiful Wine Country of Northern California. \nThe Wine Country Yarn Hop consists of 6 shops located in the beautiful Wine Country and is a fiber enthusiast’s dream tour. The hop spans from the Valley of the Moon in Sonoma\, through Sonoma County up into Mendocino County to the redwoods in Ukiah. We encourage you to explore and indulge in each shop and their unique assortments of yarn and fiber online\, in-person\, or both! Please visit the “NEW INFO” page for more information about how we’re adapting to and following the current health orders due to COVID-19. \nThis year\, we are offering the hop for in-person and/or online participation. See details here! \nYarn hoppers pay a $5 admission and receive one passport card and one Wine Country Yarn Hop custom tote bag. $1 from each hopper goes to the Redwood Empire Food Bank. \nReceive a stamp on your passport when you visit each shop in-person (stamps are not available for online hoppers). Fill up your passport by the end of the event and be entered to win your choice of grand prize basket!
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/wine-country-yarn-hop-2/
LOCATION:Various Locations in Northern California
CATEGORIES:event
ORGANIZER;CN="Fiber Circle Studio":MAILTO:alisha@fibercirclestudio.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210814T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210814T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
CREATED:20210715T230611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210715T230611Z
UID:27116-1628931600-1628942400@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Stash Sale and Swap
DESCRIPTION: If you’re like us\, you’ve been building and building your stash since this Covid-19 thing started. Starting to feel a little overwhelmed by the volume? We sure are! \nAlternatively\, are you just starting out in fiber arts and want to build your stash? We can totally help you with that! \nBring your stash of yarn and fiber\, or your overwhelming desire to buy said items\, to McIntyre Ranch! We’ll be setting up tables in the yurt and under patio covers so we can socially distance ourselves. We won’t insist on a mask if you’ve been fully vaccinated\, but will ask you to wear one if you haven’t. We’re limiting this event to 30 participants.\nCoffee\, tea\, water\, and pastry of some sort will be provided. \nRegister by completing this Google Form. Receipt of payment secures your spot. Venmo is best using\, PayPal if you don’t use Venmo. melanie@crockettfiberstudio.com \nSponsored by Crockett Fiber Arts Studio and McIntyre Ranch \nQuestions? Please call Melanie Perkins at 925-262-7487
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/stash-sale-and-swap/
LOCATION:McIntyre Ranch\, 1 St. John Mine Road\, Vallejo\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:event,fiber art sales,fiber event
ORGANIZER;CN="Crockett Fiber Arts":MAILTO:melanie@crockettfiberstudio.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210918T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210918T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
CREATED:20210804T150747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210804T154101Z
UID:27183-1631955600-1631984400@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Fibershed Learning Center Opening Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Our Northern California Fibershed Learning Center will hold a soft grand opening\, September 18\, 2021\, celebrated through the classes that will provide hands-on skills to the community\, as well as time to gather in appreciation of local design community graduates who generated beautiful textiles within Fibershed’s Zero-Waste design challenge. \nAvailable classes: \n\nMake a Twined Basket of Tule with Charlie Kennard and Charlena Valencia (sold-out)\nIndigo Extract Process — from leaf to pigment — with Judi Pettite\nMaking a Lake Pigment from Natural Dyes with Judi Pettite\nSashiko Mending with Rimiko Berreman (morning class\, afternoon class)\n\nClasses and registration links with full details for September 18 can be found on the website here. We expect these classes to fill quickly. To make the Learning Center Opening available to more people\, attendees are asked to only purchase a ticket for one of the five workshops taking place that day. If additional tickets are purchased\, one will be canceled.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/fibershed-learning-center-opening-celebration/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:class,event
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed":MAILTO:hello@fibershed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211113T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211113T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
CREATED:20211004T042625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220106T173527Z
UID:27256-1636794000-1636819200@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:2021 Fibershed Wool & Fine Fiber Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Register Here \nThis year’s symposium will begin with a conversation between those living and working to produce our global demand for textiles and those that receive the mounds of material that is discarded once clothing is deemed “uninteresting” or damaged.  We’ll hear from members of the OR Foundation Community and the Garment Worker Center\, who will share the consequences that they personally and professionally experience due to current rates of production within the fashion industry.  \nThe day will include a presentation by Local Futures\, an organization founded on the work to uplift place-based regional economies; including efforts to ‘expose the big picture’ and ‘unite and connect’ farmers\, mainstreet business owners\, indigenous communities and everyone in between.  We will hear from artist and textile reuse maker Karen Hampton who’s art and life is shaped by connection to her ancestry– a lineage versed in care and regard for soil\, textiles and dyes.   \nThe second half of our day will focus on our region’s water and agriculture.  With rapid changes in weather patterns\, our soil based systems from which we rely upon for material culture are undergoing transitions.  We will hear from hydrologists\, farmers\, those leading people powered solutions\, and researchers in two panel discussions focused on realities and solutions of California water and the growing agroforestry movement.  We will hear lightning talks from Fibershed Producer members focused on stories of how they are implementing carbon farming practices and enhancing biodiversity and soil carbon within their working landscapes. \nThe Fibershed Marketplace Showcase will feature a range of the region’s soil-to-soil textiles and will highlight our region’s farmers\, artisans\, weavers\, felters\, knitters\, mills and natural dyers who will be offering freshly farmed and ranched goods from our range and cropland systems. \n  \nSchedule: \n9-9:15am: Opening Remarks \n9:15-10:15am: Conversation between a member of Kantamanto Market and the Garment Worker Center \n10:15-11:15am: Presentation by Anja Lynbaeck from Local Futures \n11:15-11:20am: Short Break \n11:20-11:45am: Presentation with Karen Hampton & Conversation Between Karen Hampton and Teju Adisa-Farrar \n11:45-1:15pm: Agroforestry Panel with Sonja Brodt\, Liz Carlisle\, Guido Frosini\, Jesse Smith facilitated by Mike Conover \n1:15-1:45pm: Fibershed Marketplace Showcase \n1:45-1:50pm: Short Break \n1:50-2:30pm: Lightning Talks with Marcia Barinaga\, John Bailey\, Kelli Dunaj\, Sarah Keiser \n2:30-4pm: Water Systems Panel with Andy Fisher\, Regina Hirsch\, Dennis Hutson\, Brad Lancaster \nRegister Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/183037559267 \nFor speaker bios\, visit our 2021 Symposium page: fibershed.org/2021-wool-fine-fiber-symposium \nWeaving Voices illustration by Laurie Sawyer
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/2021-wool-fine-fiber-symposium/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:conference,event,Online event,symposium
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed":MAILTO:hello@fibershed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211127T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211127T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
CREATED:20211108T194450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211108T194550Z
UID:27717-1638039600-1638046800@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Live Sale at Valley Oak Wool Mill
DESCRIPTION:Join Valley Oak Wool Mill for a LIVE sale for the holidays! You can buy supplies just in time for any gift crafting (carded fluff\, roving\, yarn)\, or buy some of the pre-made gifts available.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/live-sale-at-valley-oak-wool-mill/
LOCATION:Valley Oak Wool Mill\, 41501 Co Rd 27\, Woodland\, CA\, 95776
CATEGORIES:event,fiber art sales
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220528T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220528T133000
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
CREATED:20220525T163142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220525T163253Z
UID:28943-1653733800-1653744600@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Clothing Swap & Mending Booth in Petaluma
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/clothing-swap-mending-booth/
LOCATION:Grand Central Petaluma\, 226 Weller St\, Petaluma\, CA\, 94952\, United States
CATEGORIES:event,family event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220611T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220611T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
CREATED:20220602T210115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T210115Z
UID:29015-1654941600-1654959600@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Spinner's Day on the Farm at Wyammy Ranch
DESCRIPTION:Dear handspinners\, knitters\, fiber producers and vendors\, \nWe invite you to participate in Spinners’ Day on the Farm.  This event is intended to promote\, showcase\, and sell fiber\, fiber arts\, and related crafts\, produced by farmers in Sonoma County and other vendors. \nWyammy Ranch is a picturesque 60+ year old ranch specializing in Romney and Wensleydale sheep\, perched on a hilltop  in the coastal hills near Occidental\, just 7 miles west of Sebastopol. \nCome relax\, spin\, visit with old and new friends\, and find that perfect fiber to create your next work of art.    \nThis year we will not be doing a pot-luck lunch.  Please bring your own food. \nWe will also require that all attendees be vaccinated for Covid\, with one booster\,  for the safety and peace of mind of all. \nThis is an entirely outdoor event. You will be parking in my riding arena\, with overflow parking in a pasture. Our gathering area is my large\, tree-shaded front yard. \nDirections:  Occidental can be reached from Sebastopol on Bodega Hwy\, to Bohemian Hwy in Freestone\, to town\,  Or by taking Occidental Road all the way from Santa Rosa\, or by Graton Rd  from the town of Graton. \nOn entering Occidental\, take Bittner Rd from the South-West corner of town.  Go 1 mile. \nAt the big green “ Wyammy Ranch 15600 “ sign\, turn right and go to the top  of the hill.  Just after the road turns to gravel\, the riding arena and parking will be on the right.  We will  ferry your equipment up to the meeting place.  The road up to the ranch is one lane.  Please plan to arrive between 10-11 so as not to meet traffic coming down. \nVendors will come between 8:00-9:30 and will park by the barn\, near their spaces. \nHandicapped parking will need to be pre-arranged. \nPlease leave your dogs at home. My sheep\, Guardian dog and Border collies thank you. \nIf you want to vend\, please call ahead to reserve a space: 707 874-3374
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/spinners-day-on-the-farm-at-wyammy-ranch/
LOCATION:Wyammy Ranch\, 15600 Bittner Rd\, Occidental\, 95465\, United States
CATEGORIES:event,family event,farm event,fiber event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220917T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220917T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
CREATED:20220720T182114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220808T162905Z
UID:29224-1663419600-1663441200@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Rooted in Simplicity Community Event
DESCRIPTION:Fibershed Community Gathering & Celebration \nJoin us at the Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch\, near Point Reyes Station\, CA and within traditional Coast Miwok territory\, for a community gathering and celebration. \nOn the edge between the last days of summer and the transition to autumn\, we will host “Rooted in Simplicity\,” an event for and by our community\, focused on the meaning and power of what we wear and how we care for those textiles over time. \nThis event is designed for you and your family to both dabble and deepen (whichever you choose)\, your connection between land\, water and textiles through practices that will spur your senses and intellect. \nYou’ll have an opportunity to meet and mingle with artists\, makers\, farmers and practitioners of all textile and farming stripes as they showcase soil-to-skin pieces that they have created from our bioregion. \nWe will also demonstrate the full life-cycle of a garment — from soil to soil — through demonstrations that provide hands-on engagement with every facet of how we wear\, wash\, tend\, mend and eventually compost our clothing. \nFood\, fiber\, beverages and natural dyes will all be woven together from our landscape — you’ll have ample opportunity to eat\, drink\, wear and mingle in all that our land base provides for our health and wellbeing. \nTICKETS: prices are sliding scale\, from $50 to $125\, all inclusive. The true cost of this event is approximately $131 per person. Fibershed aims to make its events and offerings accessible to all. Please pay what you are able.\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooted-in-simplicity-tickets-385363311037  \nSCHEDULE OF EVENTS: \n\nWorkshops and demos / 1:30 to 4:30 pm\n\nStitching techniques with Heidi Iverson\, Honey Folk Clothing\nFelt mending with Alison Smith\nWheel spinning with Marlie De Swart\, BoRage Yarns & Designs\nOverdyeing with Grace Harris\nDogbane cordage demo with Redbird\, native educator and artist\nBasketry demo with Charlie Kennard\, master weaver\nTextile composting demonstration\nStudent Designer Showcase\n\n\nMusic / from Audiopharmacy and Hannah Mayree\nFibershed Producer Marketplace / all day\nDesigner Showcase Gallery / 1:00 to 4:00\nDesigner Showcase featuring Fibershed designers / 5:00 to 6:30 pm\nFood and drinks / from Citizen Pizza and local purveyors\n\nThe land at Black Mountain Ranch\, where our Learning Center is located and where this event will be held\, has and continues to develop into an incredible landscape of fiber\, natural dye\, food and medicine — tended and created by producers we are grateful to work with and to host these community events with. \nIllustration by Elissa Callen
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/rooted-in-simplicity/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:event
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221016T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221016T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
CREATED:20220829T184943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T055058Z
UID:29359-1665921600-1665932400@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Community Mending Day at the Fibershed Learning Center
DESCRIPTION:Join us in a mending movement — to slow down\, to build relationship with our material culture\, to create community. Every stitch\, every mend can be an act of resistance to the destructive fast-fashion industry our material culture is steeped in. We’re hosting a Community Mending Day to come together and repair our worn and beloved textiles. Whether you have previous mending experience or you’re just getting started\, we invite you to join us! \nWhen: Sunday\, October 16\, 12-3p\nWhere: Fibershed Learning Center – 14000 Point Reyes-Petaluma Road\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\nWhat:\n\nMending Challenge Celebration – Show off your mends from our 6-Month Mending Challenge (1 mended piece = 1 raffle entry)\nCommunity Mending Circle – Bring your mending projects and tools (Materials will also be provided)\nMending Booth “Help Desk” – Local mending experts will be present to teach you new stitches\, assist in your repairs\, and offer advice\nNatural Dye Vats for Fabric Scraps\nMending Games\nBring a Friend! (1 friend = 1 raffle entry)\n\n \n 
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/community-mending-day-at-the-fibershed-learning-center/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221217T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221217T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
CREATED:20221206T230854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221206T230854Z
UID:29798-1671271200-1671292800@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Winter Open House at Mendocino Wool & Fiber
DESCRIPTION:Mendocino Wool & Fiber are hosting a Winter Open House! \nCome tour our wool mill! Chat with the Mendo Wool team. Enjoy a hot beverage. Shop our yarn and fiber selection. \nAddress: 676 S. Orchard Ave\, Ukiah\, CA\, 95482
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/winter-open-house-at-mendocino-wool-fiber/
LOCATION:Mendocino Wool & Fiber\, 676 S Orchard Ave\, Ukiah\, CA\, 95482
CATEGORIES:event,family event,fiber art sales,fiber event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230129T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230129T143000
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
CREATED:20221228T025255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221230T190916Z
UID:29910-1674990000-1675002600@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Swap - Mend - Furoshiki at the Fibershed Learning Center
DESCRIPTION:Fibershed is hosting a Swap – Mend – Furoshiki community event! \nWe’re launching our Clothing Swap Closet\, open to everyone to trade their natural fiber garments and accessories\, and to mix up your closets and keep your textiles circulating amongst our community! All items must be natural fiber materials\, and in clean and good condition. \nOur Mending Bar will also be open with local mending teachers\, Heidi Iverson of Honey Folk Clothing and Allison Reilly. You will learn how to transform your favorite moth-damaged\, torn\, or distressed garments\, homewares\, and other textiles by visibly mending and patching\, and developing your own stitch patterns! Whether you’re new to repairing your clothes or an avid mender\, we invite you to join us. The Mending Bar will be open throughout the event\, and you can hop in at any time. \nWe will also be hosting Furoshiki workshops with Sachiko Knappman\, to learn the art of Japanese fabric wrapping – for gifts and everyday carry. Furoshiki workshops will begin on the hour: 11a\, 12p\, 1p\, 2p. You can join any workshop. \nThis is a family-friendly event. There will be fiber art activities for children\, hosted by Fibershed producer member and Waldorf teacher\, Robyn Smith. \nPLUS\, we’ll be offering local Dandelion Hot Cocoa and Mochi Muffins by Kinoko Japanese. \nThis is a FREE and mask-friendly event. Registration is not required\, but will help us gauge expected attendance. RSVP here!
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/swap-mend-furoshiki-at-the-fibershed-learning-center/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:event,family event,workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230423T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230423T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
CREATED:20230324T130023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T130607Z
UID:30404-1682247600-1682258400@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Design Challenge Launch Event
DESCRIPTION:We’re hosting a Launch Event for participants of our recently launched “Borrowed from the Soil” Design Challenge! Throughout the day\, you’ll be able to connect with other textile designers in the region\, explore regional material options coming from our local landscapes\, learn more about the upcoming Design Challenge offerings\, and dive into the three Design Focus Areas facilitated by Fibershed staff and local designers in the industry. See the agenda for the day below! \nNote: If you are a Design Student at one of our participating Design School partners (College of Alameda\, SRJC\, Sacramento State\, California College of the Arts)\, please signup using the “Design Student Ticket”. \n\n\n\n\nIn the second half of the day\, we will split up into three small group discussions\, each facilitated by Fibershed staff and a local industry designer to explore the three Technical Design Focus Areas: Compostability\, Longevity\, and Zero Waste Design. \nSee the Agenda here! \nBios:\nLydia Wendt of California Cloth Foundry \nLeading a discussion on Compostability \nLydia Wendt is the founder of California Cloth Foundry\, a company that creates naturally innovative commercially scalable textiles and apparel solutions with regenerative materials. Their manufacturing formulas and products are designed and made clean and healthy for an ecologically-circular and Climate Beneficial cloth and clothing economy. Their fabrics and fashion are designed for the soil\, from the soil\, in collaboration with nature\, and\, most recently\, they composted their production waste with the city of Los Angeles. Because of their soil-to-soil climate\, and people\, beneficial commitment in business practices\, production protocols and compostable ingredients\, the California Product Stewardship Council awarded them the prestigious Golden Arrow Award for overall excellence in product stewardship. This award recognizes a company that demonstrates the characteristics of CPSC’s Green Award\, for product\, Bow & Arrow Award\, for ethics & supply chain\, and Infinity Award\, for circularity. Learn more at https://clothfoundry.com. \nAlexandria (Alix) Vasquez of Herderin: \nLeading a discussion on Longevity \nAlexandria Vasquez works as an empathic designer and established her studio\, Herderin\, in 2019. She is trained as a sociologist and has gained experience in design from applying her perspective to clothing and home objects. She previously established two multi-disciplinary studios with architect Matt Fiely\, and earned her PhD from Brandeis University in 2019. She lives in San Rafael\, California\, with her son\, Julien. Learn more about Herderin on the Fibershed Blog: https://fibershed.org/2023/02/27/herderin-begins-with-the-body-and-soul/ \nDan DiSanto: \nLeading a discussion on Zero Waste Design \nDan DiSanto has 45+ years in the apparel industry as a pattern maker and technical designer. Some of the companies he’s worked for are Levi’s\, Ralph Lauren\, Nike\, The North Face\, and Ariat. His undergraduate degree is in Mathematics with an M.S. in textile science from NCSU. Dan has long advocated for and implemented Zero Waste Design practices\, including the design for the Fibershed x North Face “Backyard Hoodie” project.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/design-challenge-launch-event/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:event
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed":MAILTO:hello@fibershed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230429T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230429T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
CREATED:20230329T225821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T225821Z
UID:30437-1682766000-1682776800@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Transhumance Festival
DESCRIPTION:What is Transhumance?\nThe Transhumance Festival is an annual celebration dedicated to reconnecting people to the land.\n​\n​The festival reintroduces the age-old practice of transhumance–the tradition of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle.  \nThis free public festival includes engaging demonstrations on land stewardship practices\, soil and watershed health\, reconsidering our waste streams\, and sharing of culture. \n\nLocation: Steamer Landing Park\, Petaluma \nJoin us for:\nLive music\nInteractive educational activities for all ages\nA local artisan marketplace\nLocally sourced food\nSheep shearing\nScything demonstration\nCommunity weaving demonstration
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/transhumance-festival/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:event,family event,fiber event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230608
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230609
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
CREATED:20230519T001427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230602T190350Z
UID:30679-1686182400-1686268799@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Cancelled: Aboubakar Fofana Textiles Trunk Show
DESCRIPTION:We deeply regret that this trunk show has been canceled. We will be following up soon with ways to support Aboubakar’s work.\nBorn in Mali and raised in France\, Aboubakar Fofana is a multidisciplinary artist and designer whose working mediums include calligraphy\, textiles and natural dyes. He is known for his work in reinvigorating and redefining West African indigo dyeing techniques\, and much of his focus is devoted to the preservation and reinterpretation of traditional West African textile and natural dyeing techniques and materials. \nFofana’s work stems from a profound spiritual belief that nature is divine and that through respecting this divinity we can understand the immense and sacred universe. His raw materials come from the natural world\, and his working practice revolves around the cycles of nature\, the themes of birth\, decay and change\, and the impermanence of these materials. He sees the conception and realization of this work as a form of spiritual practice which is shared with his audience. \nFofana is currently deeply involved in creating a farm in conjunction with the local community in the district of Siby\, Mali\, in which the two types of indigenous West African indigo will be the centerpiece for a permaculture model based around local food\, medicine and dye plants. This project hopes to contribute to the rebirth of fermented indigo dyeing in Mali and beyond\, and represents his life’s greatest project to date. \n“For me\, the blue of indigo is symbolic of many things\, many deeply spiritual connections within my homeland. But it is also deeply symbolic of what colonialism has done to my region and my people\, and to lands and societies elsewhere. I can talk about blue as a colour\, as a shade\, as an idea\, as a spiritual practice. I cannot ever separate my work from my spirituality\, and I equally cannot separate it from my political struggle for African liberation\, which is ever-present in all my work.” — Aboubakar Fofana\, from Beyond the Blueness on Tatter \nView a video from Botanical Colors’ Feedback Friday for a tour of Aboubakar’s Bamako studio\, where you will see him harvest indigo\, do some indigo dyeing\, introduce his artisans\, and see all the amazingness that is Aboubakar on his home turf. \nFollow Aboubakar on Instagram @aboubakarfofana \n \nPhoto credits: Top\, garment photos courtesy of Aboubakar Fofana\, additional photos by Francois Goudier and Suki Zoe. Above\, portrait of Aboubakar by Francois Goudier\, photo of textiles from Aboubakar’s studio by Anna Brones.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/aboubakar-fofana-textiles-trunk-show/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:event
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T130321
CREATED:20230925T172640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230925T172640Z
UID:31143-1696683600-1696698000@fibershed.org
SUMMARY:Acadiana Fibershed Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Acadiana Fibershed and Acadian Brown Cotton invite growers\, artisans\, and textile lovers of all kinds to join us! \nWe are a nonprofit comprised of farmers\, fashion activists\, and makers developing regional regenerative fiber systems that rebuild soil and protect the health of our earth for a new textile economy. \nFeaturing: Cotton\, Wool\, Angora \, Hemp\, Roselle\, and Natural Dye Plants
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/acadiana-fibershed-meeting/
LOCATION:St. Landry Parish Visitors Center\, 978 Kennerson Road\, Opelousas\, LA\, 70570\, United States
CATEGORIES:event,fibershed affiliate event
ORGANIZER;CN="St. Landry Parish Visitors Center":MAILTO:acadianbrowncotton@gmail.com
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