California Wool Growers Association’s 160th Annual Meeting and Convention
Inn at Morro Bay 60 State Park Road, Morro Bay, CAJoin us for the California Wool Growers Association's 160th Annual Meeting and Convention on August 14 - 15, 2020 in Morro Bay. California Wool Growers Association is committed to delivering lasting value to support and grow all segments of the California sheep industry. This event delivers on this commitment by providing an opportunity for members to […]
Japanese Indigo Extraction for Home Dyers and Artists with Judi Pettite
Join Judi Pettite of BioHue for an online session on small scale pigment extraction from Japanese indigo (Persicaria tinctoria). Judi will provide step-by-step instruction on the process of yielding pigment from the plant. This class is ideal for anyone who has Japanese indigo in the garden and wants to use the extract for an indigo […]
Granny Square Top – Virtual Class
VirtualTHIS IS A 2 SESSION VIRTUAL CLASS that happens on 2 Saturdays (August 16 + September 13) from 11:00 - 1:30. In this easy crochet class, you will learn how to make a granny square into a lovely summer top! We recommend you already know how to chain and single crochet before class. This Zoom class will […]
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 […]
Lace Top – Virtual Class
VirtualTHIS IS A 3 SESSION VIRTUAL CLASS that happens on 3 Consecutive Saturdays (August 22, 29 + Sept 5) from 10:30 - 12:00. This boxy, lace top is perfect for all body types and it knits up SUPER fast! A fun way to explore different lace stitches. Materials - use your own, or select Materials Kit when checking out! 600 Yards […]
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
Badass Brioche – Virtual Class
VirtualWelcome to Badass Brioche - a virtual 1 session class! Why Badass you ask? You get dimension, contrast and squish all in one! Plus, this project takes a comfortable, intermediate knitter into the world of "advanced"! Yee ha! We'll be making this darling cowl where you'll experience knitting brioche with two colors, in the round! […]
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 […]
Knitting with Farm Yarns with Gayle Ravenscroft
Join expert knitter, Gayle Ravenscroft, for a virtual class on knitting with farm yarns. Some of the topics Gayle will address are: • Why knitters should consider farm yarns, and in particular, yarns from their Fibershed • How to find farm yarns • Projects that are particularly suitable and why • Breed specificity (including heritage […]
Making Paints, Inks, Stains & Pastels using Indigo with Judi Pettite
Indigo extract is a versatile saturating pigment, an ideal art medium. It has good lightfastness, which makes it suitable for a variety of applications, and works well with a variety of binders. In this online demo, Judi Pettite of BioHue will show you the basics of making water and oil-based paint using the pigment of […]