Online event
Natural Palettes: inspiration from plant-based color with Sasha Duerr
Book Talk + Demo From the natural color ingredients that can be found in weeds, prunings and cover crops, to the vast potential of food and floral waste, plant-based "color stories" to both poetically and practically engage us in immersive and holistic practices. In this webinar, Sasha will share inspiration through examples from her new […]
Shoes: components, repair, and making your own from scratch with Rachel Corry
In this 3-hour demonstration, Rachel will show you a grab-bag of tricks to initiate you into the wide world of shoe construction. This will include: Looking at a few examples of deconstructed shoes and discussing how and why they were made in a particular way. Talking about the various components that make up a shoe, […]
2021 Fibershed Wool & Fine Fiber Symposium
VirtualRegister Here This 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 […]
A Mindful Approach to Creating Patches with Maddy Barsch
ZoomThis workshop is a part of Fibershed's 2022 Mending Challenge Series. (Haven't signed up for our challenge? Signup here!) If our hand stitching tells a story, what would your stitches say about you? Would they be long, linear and smooth? Maybe they'd be short, staccato and jumbled. When we slow down and give ourselves time to […]
Denim Repair with Janell Wysock
ZoomThis workshop is a part of Fibershed's 2022 Mending Challenge Series. (Haven't signed up for our challenge? Signup here!) Dedicated to keeping waste at a minimum and the concept to use what we have, artist and designer Janell Wysock, is focused on repairing and making clothes functional. Janell produces a line of sweaters, dresses, shawls, and […]
Visible Mending with Katrina Rodabaugh
This workshop is a part of Fibershed's 2022 Mending Challenge Series. (Haven't signed up for our challenge? Signup here!) Mending is a wonderful way to practice hand-stitching and simultaneously participate in Slow Fashion. Simple stitches transform torn or distressed garments, homewares, and textiles through thoughtful repairs. Visible mending is a hand-stitching technique that inspires beautiful contemporary […]
Visible Mending on Knitwear and Denim with Arounna Khounnoraj
This workshop is a part of Fibershed’s 2022 Mending Challenge Series. (Haven’t signed up for our challenge? Signup here!) In this workshop you will explore Visible Mending with Arounna Khounnoraj of Bookhou. We all have that favorite pair of jeans or a well-loved sweater — no matter how baggy or worn they might become. In the […]
‘The Impact of Textile Systems on Communities & Human Health’ Workshop (Virtual)
As part of our 'Borrowed from the Soil' Design Challenge, we will be hosting an online Speaker Series. This is Conversation #2 of the series. In this FREE virtual workshop, Teju Adisa-Farrar and Mahdiyyah Muhammad, will share information and lead discussion about the impact of textile systems on community / human health. The first section will be overviewing […]
ReFashion Bainbridge: Virtual Conversation with Dominique Drakeford and Gabriel-Bello Lawrence-Diaz
VirtualPlease join us for a virtual conversation with Gabriel-Bello Lawrence-Diaz and Dominique Drakeford discussing how race and equality should always be a part of our sustainability conversation. Dominique Drakesford is a sustainability educator and environmental justice advocate who has worked with Fibershed and Conscious Chatter as well as helping to advise and promote many brands. […]
Visible Mending Virtual Workshop
VirtualVisible Mending is a creative way to extend the life of clothing and household items while embellishing them for a unique look. We will cover woven mends with Speedweve style looms as well as decorative embroidery including reinforcing fabric through patching and using backstitch, split stitch, chain stitch, daisy stitch, French knots, and woven roses. […]