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 […]
Knitting Under the Redwoods
Fiber Circle Studio 113 Kentucky St., Petaluma, CA, United StatesPlease send me an email to receive more information about lodging accommodations. A PDF will be sent with more information about the location and amenities of each "room". alisha@fibercirclestudio.com This is 4 days and 3 nights relaxing knitting retreat!! Escape to the magical, refreshing forests of Mendocino and embark on a relaxing retreat […]
Radically Rural Remote – Fiber: Building a Regional Fibershed in this New Frontier
VirtualDo you promote a locavore lifestyle in your rural community? Have you thought about the next step of growing, producing, and composting local textiles? Our prospective speaker, Rebecca Burgess is working on just these goals in her northern California community and wants others to build Fibersheds too. Fiber offers a new frontier for localizing efforts […]
Tips for Sewing Shirts with Dan DiSanto
Join designer Dan DiSanto for a virtual sewing demo on tips for sewing shirts. This is our second class with Dan, and this time we will be using an overhead camera for the sewing demos, which will be filmed in advance. For the live Zoom class, we will be showing the demos and Dan will […]
Intro to Embroidery – Virtual Class
VirtualRegistration Deadline for mailed kits: October 2nd Did you know every month has it's own birth flower? Learn to embroider by stitching your family's unique flower garden. During this 3 hour class Rosanna will teach you all the stitches and steps to complete your project. Students should expect to get 2/3 of their project done […]
Rebecca Burgess on Building Fibresheds
VirtualJoin us for a talk by Rebecca Burgess on Building Fibresheds. This talk is part of Design + Dynamic Media Fall Speaker Series at Emily Carr. About this Event Communities around the world often rely upon exploitative textile systems. Fibreshed develops place-based regional fibre and natural dye systems that generate necessary forms of material culture, […]
The Nature of Fashion: Moving Towards a Regenerative Model
VirtualJoin us each month for a 1-hour virtual meetup with special guests, including thought leaders, researchers, authors, consultants in the field, and Biomimicry Network Leaders to explore topics relevant to biomimicry. Together we’ll talk about finding our place in nature, learning from nature’s wisdom, and designing a regenerative society. Bring your curiosity and imagination to this […]
Visible Mending – Virtual Class
VirtualLet's jump on the movement toward visible mending using patches and decorative stitching on clothing - giving our items a new life, placing mending front and center! In this class students will walk through the simple concepts and techniques of visible mending. Sandra Johnson will be available to answer questions and guide you with your […]