Ice Dyeing Wool
McIntyre Ranch 1 St. John Mine Road, Vallejo, CA, United StatesFiber, water, acid, and dye are the ingredients needed to dye a skein of yarn. In this class the water source will be ice. The dye is delivered to the yarn gradually as the ice melts, resulting in some remarkable color results. Way too much fun! The class cost includes two skeins of wool […]
Fibershed Learning Center Opening Workshop
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesOur Northern California Fibershed Learning Center will hold a soft grand opening, September 18, 2021, celebrated through the classes that will provide hands-on skills to the community, as well as time to gather in appreciation of local design community graduates who generated beautiful textiles within Fibershed’s Zero-Waste design challenge. Available classes: Make a Twined Basket […]
Mushroom Dyeing – Virtual Class
VirtualThis is a 2 session virtual class. Date: October 23 + 30, 2021 Time: 10:00 - 11:30 AM PST Registration Closes: October 13th, 2021 in order for receive materials on time. Curious about fungi? Have a love of fiber? Combine your interests and learn how to use mushrooms to create beautiful, vibrant, and nontoxic dyes […]
Natural Palettes of Seasonal Color in West Marin with Sasha Duerr
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesJoin Sasha onsite at the Fibershed Learning Center in Point Reyes Station for a day of exploring fall color and the natural palettes of seasonal color in Northern California. We will gather a variety of onsite ingredients, then make and use natural dye baths with those ingredients and others. Together we will create a […]
NJ Fibershed: Fall Fleece and Yarn Sale
Windswept Acres Sheep Farm Windswept Acres Sheep Farm 173 Whitebridge Road, Pittstown, NJ, United StatesNeed a fiber fix? Longing to see sheep? You’re in luck because we’re holding a Fleece & Yarn Sale Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m (Rain date Oct. 31st). The Sale will feature fleece, yarn, spinning fiber, honey, and other farm products from local fiber producers and artisans. Are you […]
Botany for Beginners with Ayesha Ercelawn
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesJoin Ayesha for a morning to learn about the basics of botany at the Fibershed Learning Center in Point Reyes Station. During this hands-on class, you will improve your observation skills and learn to look for some of the key characteristics that botanists use to identify plants. Fall season classes will focus on leaves, bark, […]
Introduction to Nature Journaling with Ayesha Ercelawn
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesJoin Ayesha for a morning of nature journaling at the Fibershed Learning Center in Point Reyes Station. Bring your curiosity and love of nature to join Ayesha for a morning of nature journaling in the Fibershed gardens. We will draw inspiration from the practices of renowned Bay Area Nature Journaler John Muir Laws to focus […]
Hand Made Closet Sale at Fiber Circle Studio
Fiber Circle Studio 113 Kentucky St., Petaluma, CA, United StatesFiber Circle Studio is hosting a Hand Made Closet Sale — November 12-14! This event is focused on bringing new life to our handmades, whether they are knitted, crocheted, woven, or sewn! We've all made things over time that we just simple aren't in love with, or would love to find a new home […]
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 […]
Live Sale at Valley Oak Wool Mill
Valley Oak Wool Mill 41501 Co Rd 27, Woodland, CAJoin Valley Oak Wool Mill for a LIVE sale for the holidays! You can buy supplies just in time for any gift crafting (carded fluff, roving, yarn), or buy some of the pre-made gifts available.