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 […]
Design Challenge Launch Event
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesWe’re hosting a Launch Event for participants of our recently launched "Borrowed from the Soil" Design Challenge! Throughout the day, you’ll be able to connect with other textile designers in the region, explore regional material options coming from our local landscapes, learn more about the upcoming Design Challenge offerings, and dive into the three Design […]
Visible Mending Classes at Piedmont Yarn & Avenue Yarns
Visible Mending is a creative way to extend the life of your clothing and household items while embellishing them for a unique look. We will cover basic patches with running stitch as well as more decorative embroidery and woven darns. Materials: Embroidery hoop Embroidery needles Embroidery floss Scissors. Optional: Speedweve style mending loom. We will provide […]
Flax Harvest at Chico Flax
Chico Flax 3239 Rodeo Ave, Chico, CAClothes grown right at home! Chico flax’s yearly harvest is the first step in making linen for fully local clothing and textiles. Come join our community harvest on Saturday, April 29 at 3239 Rodeo Avenue from 10am-3pm. Lunch, and comfortable gardening clothes recommended. Details to learn how to grow your own clothes on the Chico Flax Facebook […]
YARN DESIGN FROM SHEARING TO SKEIN with Pacific Knitting Retreats
Here are the event details for our day at Red Creek Farm with Peggy, Matthew and Sarah. I am so looking forward to this great opportunity to be in the company of knitters learning more about our favourite subject - yarn. The end of April is a perfect time to be with the lambs and […]
Transhumance Festival
What is Transhumance? The Transhumance Festival is an annual celebration dedicated to reconnecting people to the land. The festival reintroduces the age-old practice of transhumance--the tradition of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle. This free public festival includes engaging demonstrations on land stewardship practices, soil and watershed health, […]
Traditional Japanese Trivets with Rimiko Berreman
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesUse plant fiber to make a trivet that protects tabletops and counters from heat Join us at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station, to learn how to make traditional Japanese trivets with Rimiko Berreman. These donut-shaped trivets are perfect for placing hot teapots, coffee vessels, pots and dishes […]
Beginning Embroidery with Arwyn Moonrise
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesLearn 8 of the basic stitches used in embroidery Join us at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station, CA, where we will be learning basic embroidery stitches from artist Arwyn Moonrise. You will be provided a pre-drawn design that includes each of these stitches, giving you time to […]
Monthly Mendocino Mending Circle – April
Monthly Mendocino Mending Circle — Ukiah, CA Next Mending Circle: Sunday, April 30, 11-3p (the last Sunday of every month) Who: Hosted by Marie of Full Circle Wool Where: Mariposa Institute, Ukiah No supplies provided, although natural fiber scraps to share There will be snacks, drinks & good company Any crafts (beyond mending) are welcome! RSVP […]