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SUMMARY:Transhumance Festival
DESCRIPTION:What is Transhumance? \nThe Transhumance Festival is an annual celebration dedicated to reconnecting people to the land.\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. This free public festival includes engaging demonstrations on land stewardship practices\, soil and watershed health\, reconsidering our waste streams\, and sharing of culture. \nLocation: Steamer Landing Park\, Petaluma\nJoin us for:\nInteractive educational activities for all ages\nA local artisan marketplace\nLocally sourced food\nScything demonstration\nWeaving demonstration\n​Sheep shearing demonstration\n​Wool processing and spinning demonstration\nLIVE MUSIC – Featuring the grazer friendly and very danceable Van Goat! \nFor More Details:\nhttps://www.sassyandgrassy.com/
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/transhumance-festival-2025/
LOCATION:Steamer Landing Park\, 6 Copeland St\, Petaluma\, CA\, 94952
CATEGORIES:event,family event,festival,fiber event
ORGANIZER;CN="Sassy and Grassy":MAILTO:SASSYANDGRASSYFESTIVAL@GMAIL.COM
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SUMMARY:Flax Processing with Sandy and Durl of Golden State Linen
DESCRIPTION:Flax Processing with Sandy and Durl of Golden State Linen\nJoin us at the Fibershed Learning Center in Point Reyes Station\, CA for a fun\, informative\, and hands-on workshop on turning flax to linen. \nDate\nMay 17\, 2025 \n10am – 4pm \nLocation\nFibershed Learning Center \n14000 Point Reyes – Petaluma Road Point Reyes Station\, CA 94956 \nThe Event\nTopics and demonstrations will include: \n\nPlanting flax seed—broadcasting techniques versus row planting\nHarvesting flax—the right time to harvest for just fiber or fiber plus seed\nBundling flax—preparing the harvested flax for retting\nRetting—both dew retting and wet retting explained. We will discuss using a small tank or low-volume sprinklers\, and show examples of ready-retted flax.\n\nThe hands-on portion of the workshop will include: \n\nProcessing retted flax—learn how use a traditional brake\, scutch/paddle\, and a series of hackles\nCreating a strick—a decorative bundle of fiber ready to be converted into sliver for spinning\n\nStudents will come home with some seeds for planting in their garden\, flax straw ready for processing\, handouts on how to make equipment\, and more! \nThe class is limited to 15-20 students\, and will take place at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center. The class will take place in the Learning Center Studio\, which opens up into the dye pavilion patio and has plenty of ventilation. \nAbout the Instructor\nSandy Fisher has been a professional weaver for over 40 years working with natural fibers\, her favorite being linen. In 2012 the importance of producing textiles on a local level was becoming a national movement. Missing in the local textile production in Northern California was linen. Sandy and other community members in Chico began to grow then harvest fiber flax for linen. In 2017 her husband Durl Van Alstyne joined the local linen movement when they acquired a small farm to expand their vision. The farm gave them the opportunity to grow fiber flax on a larger scale while practicing Regenerative Agriculture. Harvesting on a larger scale required a need to create small scale mechanical flax processing tools to accommodate their growth. Chico Flax was then created which is now a non profit called Golden State Linen to education and encourage flax to linen as a viable industry here in the north state. \nRegister Now
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/flax-processing/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:class,fiber event
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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SUMMARY:Family Felting\, with Robyn Smith
DESCRIPTION:Explore beginning needle felting with your children for a family event on making wool toys! \nDate\nSaturday\, June 7\, 2025 \n10am – 2pm PDT \nLocation\nFibershed Learning Center \n14000 Point Reyes – Petaluma Road Point Reyes Station\, CA 94956 \nAbout the Event\nJoin us in celebrating late spring with a family workshop on beginning needle felting at the Fibershed Learning Center\, taught by Robyn Smith of Spiritplay Toys. \nA special felt puppet story and songs will be woven into this special community experience. Included are basic intro\, tools\, the techniques of designing a form working with wool to create a bunny\, sheep\, or other shape- creating the core layering\, sculpting and finishing. \nThis is a group class with children ages six and older invited to participate with a parent or parents (Babies in arms or younger siblings welcome under adult supervision). \nAdults may create one or several small animals\, as well as having the freedom to create what comes organically to them. It is a process oriented experience for children\, and the product is the freedom to learn and create. Adults will live with a good sense of how to guide their children at home with simple needle felting projects. \nFelting needles\, local wool batting\, and felting sponges will be provided for use at the event for each family group. Take home a flyer with the basic info and a material resource list\, guide\, and of course your felted animal friends! \nAdmission fee is per family group–maximum of 6 families. \nParticipants must bring: \n\nAny personal snacks\, lunch\, and beverages. Please bring a packed lunch/snack and water bottle. We will break for 30 minutes outside\, mid class.\nA notebook and pen for notetaking\, if desired.\nAppropriate comfortable attire for sitting throughout the activity\n(note: there are no shoes indoors where this event will take place. Slip-on shoes may be most practical.)\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/family-felting/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:class,event,fiber event
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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SUMMARY:Wild Basketry – Invasive Plant Cordage and Coiled Basketry\, with Julia Han
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to make cordage using invasive plants and create your own coiled basket\nThis workshop is part one of a two-day weekend series on invasive plant basketry. Register for both classes\, or for an individual class. \nDate\nSaturday\, June 28 \n10am – 4pm PDT \nAbout the Class\nSpend the day with instructor Julia Han at the Fibershed Learning Center learning to identify fiber plants commonly found in California\, and exploring how some of these can be foraged and transformed into beautiful and functional objects. \nWe’ll begin with a guided walk to explore a variety of native and non-native/invasive plants growing nearby\, discussing how to harvest them responsibly and prepare them for use. Back in the workshop\, you’ll learn tips on working with plant fibers and practice foundational basketry techniques including cordage-making and coiling. You’ll use these skills to create your own coiled basket using invasive plants. \nThis beginner-friendly workshop offers a hands-on introduction to natural fiber craft and working with foraged materials. Take this as a standalone workshop\, or pair it with Day 2 to deepen your skills. \nFull Weekend Description for Day 1 & 2:\nJoin us for a two-day\, hands-on experience of identifying\, foraging\, and transforming common invasive grasses and other plants into beautiful and functional objects using essential basketry techniques. After these beginner-friendly workshops\, you’ll leave with your own handmade works and the skills to continue working with foraged materials on your own. Along the way\, we’ll touch on the ecological role of invasive species and how we can make use of these abundant materials that are often overlooked. \nEach day will begin with a walk through the Fibershed property\, where we’ll observe and identify plants suitable for fiber and other uses. Along the way\, we’ll discuss ethnobotanical uses\, sustainable harvesting practices\, and what to look for in strong\, flexible materials. Back in the workshop space\, we’ll examine a variety of dried plant materials — grasses\, leafy fibers\, woody vines and branches\, barks\, and roots—and learn how each category behaves and what use it’s best suited for. \nOn Day 1 [link]\, we’ll get hands-on with invasive grasses and other foraged plants through the essential skill of cordage-making\, gaining an understanding of how different fibers behave when twisted together. We’ll then create a soft basket using the coiling technique\, where a material is wrapped and stitched around a central core\, incorporating your cordage into the design. \nOn Day 2 [link]\, we’ll build a basket using the more intricate twining technique\, using cordage as the foundational spokes and learning key tips for creating a strong structure. The workshop will feature a demo on making a small hand broom using bundled grasses or other foraged plant materials. \nSeparate registration is required for both days.\nMaximum 10 students. \nParticipants must bring:\n\nPruners or sharp scissors\, for cutting plant fibers\nTowel (one that can get messy)\nAny personal snacks\, lunch\, and beverages. Coffee and tea will be provided.\nA notebook and pen for note taking is encouraged.\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/wild-basketry/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:class,fiber event,natural building,workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250629T160000
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SUMMARY:Wild Basketry - Invasive Plant Twined Basket (& Hand Broom) with Julia Han
DESCRIPTION:Learn the more intricate twining technique and create your own unique basket using foraged invasive grasses and other plant materials\nThis workshop is part one of a two-day weekend series on invasive plant basketry. Register for both classes\, or for an individual class. \nDate\nSunday\, June 29 \n10am – 4pm PDT \nAbout the Class\nThis workshop is part two of a two-day weekend series on invasive plant basketry. Register for both classes\, or for an individual class. \nDuring this workshop\, we’ll continue explore the fiber potential of wild plants with instructor Julia Han at the Fibershed Learning Center. We will begin with a shorter walk to review plants covered on Day 1. Back in the workshop\, you’ll learn the more intricate twining technique and begin creating your own unique basket using foraged invasive grasses and other plant materials. We’ll also include a demonstration on how to make a simple hand broom using foraged materials. \nThis workshop offers a hands-on introduction to working with wild plants and finer basketry work. Take this as a standalone workshop\, or pair it with Day 1 to deepen your skills. \nFull Weekend Description for Day 1 & 2: \nJoin us for a two-day\, hands-on experience of identifying\, foraging\, and transforming common invasive grasses and other plants into beautiful and functional objects using essential basketry techniques. After these beginner-friendly workshops\, you’ll leave with your own handmade works and the eyes to continue working with foraged materials on your own. Along the way\, we’ll touch on the ecological role of invasive species and how we can make use of these abundant materials that are often overlooked. \nEach day will begin with a walk through the Fibershed property\, where we’ll observe and identify plants suitable for fiber and other uses. Along the way\, we’ll discuss ethnobotanical uses\, sustainable harvesting practices\, and what to look for in strong\, flexible materials. Back in the workshop space\, we’ll examine a variety of dried plant materials — grasses\, leafy fibers\, woody vines and branches\, barks\, and roots—and learn how each category behaves and what use it’s best suited for. \nOn Day 1 [link]\, we’ll get hands-on with invasive grasses and other foraged plants through the essential skill of cordage-making\, gaining an understanding of how different fibers behave when twisted together. We’ll then create a soft basket using the coiling technique\, where a material is wrapped and stitched around a central core\, incorporating your cordage into the design. \nOn Day 2 [link]\, we’ll build a basket using the more intricate twining technique\, using cordage as the foundational spokes and learning key tips for creating a strong structure. The workshop will feature a demo on making a small hand broom using bundled grasses or other foraged plant materials. \nSeparate registration is required for both days. \nMaximum 10 students. \nParticipants must bring: \n\nPruners or sharp scissors\, for cutting plant fibers\nTowel (one that can get messy)\nAny personal snacks\, lunch\, and beverages. Coffee and tea will be provided.\nA notebook and pen for note taking is encouraged.\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/wild-basketry-julia-han/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:class,fiber event,natural building,workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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SUMMARY:Intro to the Hat Bench: Felted Wool Hat-Making
DESCRIPTION:Learn the history\, tools\, and techniques of hat-making while crafting your own felt hat—guided by hands-on experience and exploration \nDate\nSaturday \nOctober 18 & October 19\, 2025 \n10am – 4pm PDT \nLocation\nFibershed Learning Center \n14000 Point Reyes – Petaluma Road \nPoint Reyes Station\, CA 94956 \nAbout the Event\nOver this intensive two-day introductory course\, students will be introduced to the history\, tools\, materials\, and basic technique of professional hat making\, and craft their own felt hat using the techniques learned in class. \nWe will start with a brief look into the history of the hat industry\, unpack some of the exploits the industry has benefited from\, and look at how this industry has shaped the western world that provides context for where we are today. \nTOOLS\nMuch of hatmaking comes down to the rare and specialized tools that we use. Most people have very little knowledge of all the equipment required for fine hat making\, let alone the names and terminology for all of it. \nStudents will be introduced to a wide selection of tools\, from your basic set of hatmaking tools\, many of which are antiques dating back over 100 years\, to contemporary tools hand-designed and fabricated by the instructor. \nSelect hat-making tools students will learn about include: \n\nHat Blocks\nBrim Flanges\nTolakers\nPull Downs and Push Downs\nIrons\nShackles\nSteam Boilers\nBand Blocks\nStretchers\nPouncing Sponges\n\nParticipants should bring: \n\n*Attendees must wear closed-toe shoes*\nAny personal snacks\, lunch\, and beverages. Coffee and tea will be provided.\nA notebook and pen for note taking is encouraged.\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/wool-hat-making/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:fiber event,natural building,workshop
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SUMMARY:Fibershed's Spring Market 2026 
DESCRIPTION:~A free outdoor market by local producers~\nLocal dye plants\, seeds\, dyeable fiber\, yarn & more:\nSaturday May 9\, 10am – 3pm\nat the Learning Center in Point Reyes Station \nNatural dye demos & Fibershed garden tours too!\nFibershed’s Spring Market focus is on natural dyes. Join us at the Fibershed Learning Center\, stroll through the natural dye garden and purchase your own dye plants from Fibershed’s plant producers. Learn how to use natural dyes during free natural dye demos and shop for dyeable fiber and yarns from local Fibershed producers.\n\nCome meet our local vendors and participate in live demonstrations; Make something for/with Mom!\n\n11:00am Wet Felting demonstrations and Small Project for participants*– By Sarah at Bodega Pastures \n12:00pm Guided Tour of Fibershed Learning Center’s Gardens \n1:00pm Natural Dye demonstration with dried flowers- silk handkerchief dyeing for participants*–by Charlene Schmid at Integrity Alpacas & Fiber \n2:00pm Eco Printing demonstration on Climate Beneficial Wool fabric samples for participant printing*– By Clara Pitt at Kassenhoff Growers \n*Note: Participants are welcome at each demonstration event while supplies last. \nShare our Fibershed flier with a full Vendor list. \nFOOD options by Kinoko and more!
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/fibersheds-spring-market-2026/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:demonstration,event,family event,farmer's market,fiber event,open studio
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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