PLEASE NOTE: This is a 3 Day Workshop; July 3, 4 + 5; 10 am - 4 pm   LOCATION: Credo High School; 1300 Valley House Dr. Suite 100   This 3-day workshop will focus on designing and making one-piece fashionable and wearable nuno felted garments; e.g. dresses or skirts. Students will explore the various […]

Join Napa RCD for a 2-day Fundamentals of Soil Health Online Workshop through Zoom. Please register for each day separately at the links below. Agenda (July 8, 8-11 am): Register Here through Zoom Learn about the importance of maintaining proper soil health. Learn about different biological, physical, and chemical soil properties and how these properties […]

Welcome to Badass Brioche LEVEL TWO!   If you've already done a little bit of brioche, this is the next step. This is a 2 session class that covers brioche in the round, flat and shaping the brioche using decreasing. We'll also get comfortable doing brioche on a fingering weight yarn for this lightweight cowl! […]

Almost a decade ago, weaver and natural dyer Rebecca Burgess envisioned a ‘fibershed,’ a place-based textile system, similar to a watershed or foodshed, that could mitigate climate change, support farmer livelihoods, and strengthen regional economies. Today, Fibershed has pioneered a bioregional approach to regenerating ecosystems and decentralizing the textile supply chain. Join us this Thursday, […]

Join us July 31st, 9 am Pacific, 12 pm Eastern for a live Zoom FEEDBACK FRIDAY with Fibershed Founder, Rebecca Burgess. Rebecca Burgess is the executive director of Fibershed, chair of the board for Carbon Cycle Institute, and the author of Harvesting Color as well as Fibershed-Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy. […]

What Does Fashion Have to Do With Farming? Exploring the Growing Fibershed Movement in the UK   Similar to a local watershed or a foodshed, a Fibershed is focused on the source of the raw material, the transparency with which it is converted into clothing, and the connectivity among all parts, from soil to skin […]

Objective: To highlight community solutions for reversing unsustainable trends in fashion and textiles Description: Our wardrobes and textiles protect us from the elements and enable expressions of culture and individuality. Responsibility for closing the fashion loop lies not only with consumers, who are affected by price, trends, advertising, and available options but also with communities […]

The role of Climate Beneficial Agriculture as a foundation for textile creation processes About this Event Adriana Marina (founder of the NGO Hecho por Nosotros and B-Corp animaná) is happy to host Rebecca Burgess. Communities around the world often rely upon exploitative textile systems. Fibershed develops place-based regional fiber and natural dye systems that generate […]