Natural Dyes with Rebecca Burgess
(Tuition includes all materials) Each season brings forth native and endemic plant color that reflects the nature of the season. In this workshop at beautiful Black Rock Ranch in Stinson […]
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The Natural Dye Handbook by Heidi Iverson
Written by Stephany Wilkes. Photography by Paige Green. Available now I recently sat down for a conversation with brilliant natural dyer, artist, creator – and now author – Heidi Iverson […]
Read MoreReimagining Value in Fashion’s Supply Chain
Could basket weaving hold the key to radically re-engineering fashion? From California cotton fields to 3D woven jeans Written by Lucianne Tonti When she was growing up in Auburn, Maine […]
Read MoreClimate Beneficial™ Cotton: A Regenerative Approach to Soil Health & Supply Chain Resilience
Written by Rachel Witte Cotton has been classically bred by human communities in agricultural valleys for millennia. Originally a perennial species, it has been hybridized and transformed into an annual crop […]
Read MoreU.S. Government Releases Landmark Report on Textile Waste and Fast Fashion’s Environmental Toll
Today, U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), alongside Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), unveiled findings from the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) first-ever federal report on textile waste […]
Read MoreRebuilding Equity: Tameka Peoples and Seed2Shirt Lead a Regenerative Future for Black Farmers in Fashion
Tameka Peoples, CEO of Seed2Shirt, is revolutionizing the apparel industry with sustainable practices and equitable opportunities for Black farmers in the U.S. and Africa.
Read MoreCalifornia Approves SB 675: Prescribed Grazing as Key to Wildfire Prevention
written by Fibershed staff photography by Paige Green On September 27, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 675 (SB 675) into law, a landmark piece of legislation aimed […]
Read MoreThe Craft of Culture and Connection: How Project Threadways Preserves Heritage and Shapes the Future of the Textile Industry Through Storytelling
Explore how Project Threadways uses storytelling to preserve the cultural heritage of textiles while envisioning a more connected and sustainable future for the industry.
Read MoreWeaving Cloth and Culture from Flax: Connecting Continents and Generations
Charity May discusses how wisely targeted investing combined with “patient capital” can lead us toward her ideal fiber future.
Read MoreMeet 13 California Designers Reimagining Textile Creation
Meet the 13 designers who participated in the spring 2024 Borrowed from the Soil Design Exhibition, February 29 – March 4 in Point Reyes Station, California.
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