Marin Sewing Lab
Marin Sewing Lab 64 Louise Street, San Rafael, CA, United StatesSewing Lab is a 4-week session with a 2.5-hour class per week. There are usually one daytime Sewing Labs and one evening Sewing Labs during each session. Each week a new sewing technique is demonstrated. The demonstration is usually 15 minutes long and cover basic sewing techniques. If you are brand new to sewing, I […]
The Carder, A Tool to Expand Your Spinning with Color and Texture
Windrush Farm 2263 Chileno Valley Road, Petaluma, CA, United StatesJoin Marlie de Swart and Mimi Luebbermann at Windrush Farm for a class dedicated to the drum carder and all its magical uses! This class introduces the spinner to the drum carder and how to use this versatile tool to sandwich different fibers or mix colors. This enables you to make specially designed batts to […]
Monthly Mendocino Mending Circle
Mendocino Mending Circle When: Sunday, October 29, 11-3p Last Sunday of every month Hosted by: Marie of Full Circle Wool Where: Tentative location - Mendo Wool Mill (676 S Orchard Ave in Ukiah) Rotating locations every month No supplies provided, natural fiber scraps to share There will be snacks, drinks & good company Any crafts (beyond mending) […]
Northern CA Fibershed Coop @ Temescal Farmers’ Market
Temescal Farmers' Market 5300 Claremont Ave. (DMV), Oakland, CA, United StatesSUMMER SOLACE TALLOW X NORTHERN CA FIBERSHED COOP MARKETPLACE Visit the Summer Solace Tallow x Northern CA Fibershed Cooperative booth every other Sunday at the Temescal Farmers Market in Oakland. There you can peruse our curated selection of Fibershed products including locally spun yarn, Climate Beneficial™ felted home goods, handwoven shawls, blankets, luxurious sheepskins, as […]
How to Create Patterns that Replicate Your Closet’s Comfiest Clothes with Gynna Clemes
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesA slow and sustainable wardrobe doesn’t have to be uncomfortable! Join us at the Fibershed Learning Center and learn from Gynna Clemes how to create patterns from your favorite outfits, so that as they wear out, you can recreate them using sustainable materials. Students will learn: How to replicate clothing and make a pattern. How […]
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. […]
Borrowed from the Soil: Design Exhibition
Buddha Barn 13201 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesA farm-to-closet design exhibition Do your clothes help or harm? Today’s clothing relies on transnational supply chains, petroleum-based materials, and land and labor exploitation. But what if your clothing could build ecosystem and community resilience, while regenerating healthy soil and land? The Borrowed from the Soil exhibition explores a future vision where the way we produce […]
2023 Fibershed Symposium: Relationships of Change
Dance Palace 503 B Street, Point Reyes Station, CA, United States2023 Wool & Fine Fiber Symposium Relationships of Change "Relationships of Change" will explore the interdependence of people, policy, and materials that are necessary for transforming our soil-to-skin system. Every choice we make when wearing, caring and consuming elicits a direct environmental, economic, and human response. In this year’s Symposium you'll hear from those working […]
Fibershed Symposium: Learning Activities Showcase
Dance Palace 503 B Street, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesJoin us for a new 2023 Fibershed Symposium community event that is free and runs concurrently with our ticketed annual symposium ("Relationships of Change"). The event will feature a range of hands-on educational activities and demonstrations for families and fiber enthusiasts, presented by […]
The Art and Surprise of Plying with Mimi Luebbermann and Marlie de Swart
Windrush Farm 2263 Chileno Valley Road, Petaluma, CA, United StatesCome along for a captivating day of artistic exploration and delightful surprises as we dive into the world of plying! Join Mimi Luebbermann and Marlie de Swart, at Windrush Farm, and explore the magic of plying yarn! Learn to create unique and textured yarns, strengthen single-ply yarns, and introduce colors and textures during plying. This […]