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SUMMARY:Visible Mending with Kira K Designs
DESCRIPTION: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. \nMaterials: embroidery hoop\, embroidery needles\, embroidery floss\, scissors. Optional: Speedweve style mending loom. We will provide fabric for practicing and/or patching\, but you can also bring your own items to mend. \nKits for this class will be available to purchase for $10 or including a Speedweve style mending loom for $25 \nAges 13+ \nRegister Now\n 
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/visible-mending-with-kira-k-designs/
LOCATION:Avenue Yarns\, 1325 Solano Ave\, Albany\, CA\, 94706\, United States
CATEGORIES:fiber event,mending
ORGANIZER;CN="Avenue Yarns":MAILTO:https://www.avenueyarns.com/collections/all-classes/products/visible-mending-with-kira-k
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SUMMARY:Ranch Retreat with Kira K Designs at Meridian Jacobs
DESCRIPTION:Meet Jacob sheep\, a primitive breed known for their large horns\, at a beautiful ranch in Vacaville\, only an hour away from San Francisco! We’ll start the day with coffee\, tea\, and baked goods while knitting\, crocheting\, and spinning. Rancher Robin Lynde of Meridian Jacobs will take us on a farm tour including petting some sheep\, possible holding lambs (in March) or seeing a sheepdog demo. \nWe’ll have a mini class where you can start knitting a fun intermediate two-color bandana cowl\, with a knitting and a crochet option. One pattern is included in the retreat registration and you can request a different one. Bring your own yarn\, or plan to buy Jacob wool yarn or Timm Ranch wool yarn\, both custom spun to Robin’s specifications\, either in sheepy colors or naturally dyed. There will also be time to relax and chat\, shop in the farm store\, and browse through a trunk show of Kira K Designs knitting and crochet kits. Lots of farm-fresh yarn will be available to purchase\, as well as kits\, handwoven items\, spinning and weaving tools\, and notecards. \nDetails\nWe will meet 10-3:30 at Meridian Jacobs Ranch in Vacaville\, CA \nUp to two low-income crafters may attend at a discounted rate by using the code “L4.12.25” or “L5.3.25” depending on the date you choose. \nThis working ranch is not wheelchair accessible but can be navigated with a cane or walker. \nWhat to Bring\nA bag lunch and water bottle\nA knitting\, crochet\, or spinning project to work on\nFor knitted cowl (pattern not yet released):\n1 skein DK weight yarn in MC and 1 skein DK weight yarn in CC\, or plan to purchase yarn onsite\nUS 8 (5mm) knitting needles – adjust if you are a tight or loose knitter\nFor Bayshore Bandana Cowl:\n100(125) yards DK weight yarn in MC and 75(100) yards DK weight yarn in CC\, or plan to purchase yarn onsite\nUS I (5.5 mm) Tunisian crochet hook – adjust if you are a tight or loose crocheter (you can start with a regular crochet hook with a rubber band on the end) \nRegister Now\n 
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/ranch-retreat-meridian-jacobs/
LOCATION:Meridian Jacobs\, 7811 N. Meridian Rd.\, Vacaville\, CA\, 95688\, United States
CATEGORIES:farm event
ORGANIZER;CN="Kira K Designs":MAILTO:kirakdesigns@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250412T090000
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SUMMARY:Transhumance Festival
DESCRIPTION:What is Transhumance? \nThe Transhumance Festival is an annual celebration dedicated to reconnecting people to the land.\n​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\, reconsidering our waste streams\, and sharing of culture. \nLocation: Steamer Landing Park\, Petaluma\nJoin us for:\nInteractive educational activities for all ages\nA local artisan marketplace\nLocally sourced food\nScything demonstration\nWeaving demonstration\n​Sheep shearing demonstration\n​Wool processing and spinning demonstration\nLIVE MUSIC – Featuring the grazer friendly and very danceable Van Goat! \nFor More Details:\nhttps://www.sassyandgrassy.com/
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/transhumance-festival-2025/
LOCATION:Steamer Landing Park\, 6 Copeland St\, Petaluma\, CA\, 94952
CATEGORIES:event,family event,festival,fiber event
ORGANIZER;CN="Sassy and Grassy":MAILTO:SASSYANDGRASSYFESTIVAL@GMAIL.COM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250413T110000
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SUMMARY:Redding Mending Circle
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this monthly mending circle\, hosted by Marie Hoff of Full Circle Wool\, at the F.A.R.M learning space in Redding.  This is a casual drop-in gathering\, not a workshop\, so feel free to stop by with your project and mend/chat/even get feedback from others if desired.  Not limited to mending\, any and all handcrafts are welcome.  We may have some scrap fabrics on hand\, but otherwise bring your own materials.  There will be snacks\, beverages\, and good company. \nFor questions\, to RSVP\, or to be added to the email list\, please email Marie at admin@fullcirclewool.com \n  \nSchedule \nSecond Sunday of Each Month – starting March 9\, 2025. \n11:00 am – 3pm \n  \nLocation \nThe F.A.R.M Redding \n1416 Yuba St \nRedding\, CA 96001 \n  \nAbout Full Circle Wool \nFull Circle Wool began in 2013 with the start of Capella Grazing Project. Conceived and operated by Marie Hoff\, Capella Grazing Project integrates heritage breed Ouessant sheep with landscapes in need of the service of grazing\, such as vineyards\, orchards\, and private property seeking fire prevention and brush management.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/redding-mending-circle-2025-04-13/
LOCATION:The F.A.R.M\, 1416 Yuba St\, Redding\, 96001\, United States
CATEGORIES:event,meeting,mending
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ORGANIZER;CN="Full Circle Wool":MAILTO:admin@fullcirclewool.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250418T090000
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SUMMARY:Regional Rainbows: Northern CA Fungal Fibershed with Alissa Allen
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating Regional Rainbows: Exploring the Northern California Fungal Fibershed with Alissa Allen of Mycopigments \nJoin us for a three-day immersive workshop revealing the vibrant hues of the Northern California Fungal Fibershed at the Fibershed Learning Center in Point Reyes\, CA. In this three-day course\, you will experience the breadth of the art and science behind working with fungal dyes. \nDate\nApril 18th to April 20 \n9am – 4pm \nLocation\nFibershed Learning Center \n14000 Point Reyes – Petaluma Road Point Reyes Station\, CA 94956 \nThe Event\n\nWe’ll start by exploring the local landscape\, practicing techniques for spotting\, documenting\, and identifying mushrooms and lichens with ethical harvest practices at the forefront of our minds. We’ll then go through the process of testing our findings for dye potential. This will leave us with a solid approach to one of the most important aspects of the craft: acquiring dye materials.\nOn our second day\, we’ll work with a curated selection of Northern California’s finest wild dye specimens\, exploring the specific route to optimal color required by each fungal group. We’ll coax vibrant hues from the entire spectrum of color.\nOur third day together is dedicated to dyeing your own selection of protein fibers: wool\, silk\, alpaca\, etc. Bring 6 oz of protein fibers to dye\, plus additional fiber – in case there’s extra dye to utilize\, there almost always is! This workshop aspect shows how fiber selection plays a role in showcasing the color. Observing everyone’s variable results will enable you to take note and move forward confidently in fiber selection.\n\nIn this workshop\, you’ll connect with other fungi and fiber enthusiasts while you enhance your skills at spotting mushroom habitats\, testing for color\, and ultimately creating stunning\, naturally dyed fibers from local fungal dye species. In addition to your own dyed fiber\, you’ll take home an instructional guide\, a field testing kit\, an elegantly designed silk scarf\, and a rainbow record of recipes and samples from the best local species. \n– – – – – – – – – – \nPlease bring any personal snacks\, lunch and beverages. Coffee and tea will be offered. \nMaximum 15 students. \n– – – – – – – – – – – \nAbout the Instructor\nAlissa Allen is a naturalist and textile artist based in Washington state and the founder of Mycopigments (2012). She is widely known for sharing her love for mushroom and lichen dyes through her in-person workshops and international public outreach platform\, Mushroom and Lichen Dyers United. \nRegister Now
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/regional-rainbows/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:class,natural dye workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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SUMMARY:Half-Day Retreat: Exploring Regenerative Food & Fiber Systems
DESCRIPTION:​Experience the Journey from Field to Fashion\nSet just one day before SF Climate Week 2025 \, this specially curated Rethink the Runway event invites you to explore the interconnected systems that sustain both our bodies and our wardrobes. \n​In collaboration with Fibershed and From Soil to Soul\, discover the beauty and potential of California’s climate beneficial agriculture\, food sovereignty through regenerative and indigenous practices\, and native plant restoration. \n​Learn the interconnection between food and fiber systems through joint film screening and Q&A by bftn and From Soil To Soul. Get acquainted with natural dyeing\, and experience sustainable fashion in a breathtaking ranch setting that has stood since 1896. \n​Your Afternoon Retreat Includes:\nWelcome Reception and Lunch with locally-sourced refreshments by Westbound & Found \n​Joint Film Screening featuring From Soil to Soul and Black Fiber Textiles Network \n​Native Plant & Dye Garden Walk exploring California’s botanical dye sources \n​Natural Dyeing Demonstration with hands-on learning opportunities \n​Sustainable Fashion Show showcasing garments made with Fibershed’s regenerative fabrics by local designers in a pastoral meadow setting \n​Details\nDate: April 18 12-4:30PM \nLocation: Fibershed Learning Center \nRSVP Here
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/half-day-retreat-exploring-regenerative-food-fiber-systems/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250419T080000
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SUMMARY:Seed2Shirt Earth Day Event Volunteer Planting Day
DESCRIPTION:Experience a day on our working farm\, where you’ll help plant – using hand and automated planting tools. We will be planting gardenal color cotton\, indigo\, herbs\, and sunflowers. Our team will provide water\, lunch\, and necessary planting and resting provisions. \nDuring our lunch and learn\, you’ll hear from the land stewards of our boutique farm\, hear the vision and work\, and wrap up the day with connection\, community and foundation legacy building in the cotton-fibers and natural dye space. Come be a part of building something beautiful! \nLunch & Learn\nAfter planting\, we’ll gather for a Lunch & Learn\, sharing a catered meal\, hearing the history of the land\, and exploring Seed2Shirt’s vision for Peoples Freedom Farm. \nLocation\nPeoples Freedom Farm \n10185 Red Oak Road Lot 4 \nWhitakers\, NC \nDate\nFriday\, April 19\, 2025 \n8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST \nRegister Now
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/seed2shirt-earth-day/
LOCATION:Peoples Freedom Farm\, 10185 Red Oak Road Lot 4\, Whitakers\, NC\, 27891\, United States
CATEGORIES:event,volunteer day
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SUMMARY:Documenting Diversity: A Bioblitz of the Fibershed Watershed ft Damon Tighe
DESCRIPTION:Participate in the national City Nature Challenge exploring the biodiversity within Point Reyes Station’s 1\,350 acre Black Mountain Ranch! \nDate\nApril 27\, 2025 \n10AM – 2 PM \nLocation\nFibershed Learning Center \n14000 Point Reyes – Petaluma Road Point Reyes Station\, CA 94956 \nAbout this event\nLearn about local plants\, animals\, fungi and insects while helping us all understand the diversity of organisms that share in Fibershed‘s watershed by participating in a BioBlitz using the iNaturalist platform. We will meet at the Fibershed Learning Center in Point Reyes Station for this opportunity to venture into a glimpse of the 1\,350 acre private\, wild land of Black Mountain Ranch where it is based. \n\nA BioBlitz is a focused survey of lands that bring experts and enthusiasts together to help generate a list of what lives there.\niNaturalist is a free platform that allows you to get real time feedback on what organisms you are seeing and contribute them to the scientific community.\n\nWe will begin with an overview of what we know about the land from a historical and biodiversity perspective and then will spend about 3 hrs exploring and documenting the property with iNaturalist. A wrap up session will allow us to review what we discovered\, get final identifications on things we saw and discuss what we learned. When you go into the land with a mission to see diversity\, you will always notice more\, and being in the land with other people will help expand the way you see. \nThe goal is not only to deliver a data set of what lives in the Fibershed Watershed\, but to give you tools to see more diversity on any foray into the world. \n\nSpecial Note! Uploaded observations from this Bioblitz will contribute to the national\, annual City Nature Challenge (April 25-28) for the San Francisco Bay Area region! To learn more\, check out:\n\nCityNatureChallenge.org – and – iNaturalist: 2025 City Nature Challenge\, San Francisco Bay Area\n\n\n\nInstructor Bio:\nDamon Tighe is a biotechnologist based in the San Francisco East Bay who trains teachers on bringing in cutting edge biotechnology like DNA sequencing\, protein analysis\, etc into classrooms across the western US. He moonlights as a naturalist with a focus on fungi and community science. He has over 90k observations on iNaturalist and more than 1\,000 of those are fungi that are sequenced which are helping us to understand the unnamed fungal biodiversity in California. \nIG: @damontighe\niNaturalist: damontighe \nPack List (required): \n\nhiking water bottle\, packed trail lunch\, and snacks\nhat and sunscreen\ncomfortable shoes to hike in\nday-hike size backpack\ncamera for photographing organisms (including the miniscule\, large\, and distantly visible)\nbinoculars\nhiking water bottle and snacks\nsun-protective clothing\nlightweight warm jacket if it gets cold\n\nPack List (advised): \n\nsun-protective clothing\nlightweight warm jacket if it gets cold\nbinoculars\nadditional personal snacks\, lunch\, and beverages\nany spare batteries\, memory cards\, etc for cameras\noptional: computer or method of uploading photos while we review and add our image data to iNaturalist together during the last hour (wifi is available on site)\n\nThis event will predominantly take place outdoors and on foot during the first 3 hours. There will be a combination of hiking both on and off trail\, however there will be many opportunities to pause during the hike while observing the different organisms we find. \nWe recommend packing light for the hike for the sake of carrying comfort and ease–attendees will be able to store their additional items in the classroom while we are on foot. \nRegister Now\n 
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/documenting-diversity-a-bioblitz/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:event,meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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