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Badass Brioche Level 2
Fiber Circle Studio 113 Kentucky St., Petaluma, CA, United StatesWelcome 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! […]
Let’s Talk… Regenerative Fiber
VirtualAlmost 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, […]
Live FEEDBACK FRIDAY with Fibershed Founder Rebecca Burgess
VirtualJoin 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. […]
In Conversation: The Fibershed Movement
VirtualWhat 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 […]
Keeping Fashion Close to Home for Better and Lighter Living
VirtualObjective: 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 […]
Climate Beneficial Agriculture as foundation for textile creation processes
VirtualThe 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 […]
Regenerating Our Textile Systems Course: Session 3
VirtualSession 3: Deepening Impact Assessments toward Social and Climate Goals Why is taking a holistic perspective critical to meeting our goals, and how might we approach life cycle assessments to ensure our measurement and modeling are leading us in the right direction? Additional details to come. Register here
Cover Cropping Opportunities in Specialty Crops
VirtualWelcome to the Cover Cropping Opportunities in Specialty Crops webinar series presented by Contra Costa County Resource Conservation District and UC Cooperative Extension. The program is free and funded by a CDFA Specialty Crops Block Grant. Webinar #1: Overview of Cover Cropping Benefits, Principles, and OpportunitiesFeaturing Billy Synk of Project apis m. and Seeds for Bees, a program that […]
Fleece to Garment Series with Windrush Farm
Windrush Farm 2263 Chileno Valley Road, Petaluma, CA, United StatesFleece to Garment Series with Windrush Farm Learn to create a garment from shearing day to a finished piece. January 29. Fleece to Garment. 11 to 3pm. Witness a sheep shearing and choose your fleece you will be processing for the class. We will have corriedale cross fleeces and Shetland fleeces for you to choose […]
Knitting a Steeked Farm Yarn Cardigan
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesFour classes included: February 19, March 19, April 16, May 21 — from 2 to 4 pm Join a 4-session “Steekalong” knitting class taught by Gayle Ravenscroft of Pacific Knitting Retreats, using our own Fibershed farm yarns. Students will knit a colorwork garment together and then cut it open (steek it) to create a cardigan. […]