Fibershed has felt the need for some time to create a grounding force that serves in our effort to enliven our community’s connection to regional and regenerative fiber and dyes. We are grateful to have an opportunity to hold space for activities and community resources. The Learning Center will:

• Serve key hands-on textile education opportunities for the public
• Support a demonstration farm for growing materials and showcasing how earth pigments can be grown and processed, along with food and medicine
• Host public presentations and intentionally designed gatherings that focus on bringing people together to learn and discuss the greatest and most concerning issues of our time
• Offer direct opportunities to engage in climate and cultural solutions that we can work together to activate at the local level
• House a natural dye and fiber seed library and a living library of our bioregional textile culture that will exist as a feature for students, designers, and makers
• Provide a multi-use space for core organizational functions, including our staff and board meetings and strategic planning

(Photos: Agus Ismoyo of Brahma Tirta Sari Studio (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) teaching batik; Judi Pettite of BioHue teaching paint making from natural pigments in the Learning Center studio/classroom.)

In-person workshops for 2022 have begun. The list below will be updated with links to register as they become available.

Proceeds from each event support the class instructor and contribute to Fibershed for educational programming.

Fibershed is offering two scholarships to most workshops; one scholarship if it’s a small class. If you would not otherwise be able to attend, and would like to be considered as a scholarship recipient, please answer a few brief questions on this Google Form. Responses will be reviewed by Learning Center staff and kept strictly confidential.

If you would like to join the Learning Center mailing list to be notified of upcoming events—or any of the other Fibershed mailing lists—scroll down to the form at the bottom of the page.

(Educator and artist, Redbird, with native regalia he created; photo by Paige Green.)