Recent Stories from Fibershed

JG SWITZER Shares the Magic and Magnificence of Wool

April 11, 2023April 12, 2023

For Jessica, the journey started when she moved to Sebastopol and acquired six sheep (three Wensleydales and three Romneys). Jessica adored the animals’ beauty and tranquility, yet each spring, she found herself utterly perplexed with an abundance of wool she did not know what to do with. She would disperse it on her land for compost and mulch, but since knitting or weaving was outside her wheelhouse, Jessica desired to find a better way to process her small-batch wool. She wanted to find a solution not only for herself, but for many small farms in her community. Jessica’s inspiration led her to finding Fibershed, which eventually brought her to discover Luna.

Taking the Long View at Mustang Acres

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

At Mustang Acres, the needs of people, animals and landscape come together in a beautiful dance of mutual care and support.

Grange Home Returns the Hand to the Made

March 13, 2023

Beth Miles is the brains and hands behind her Grange Home line, which is a culmination of and departure from her prior life in apparel design.

Marie Hoff of Full Circle Wool with her sheep in Mendocino County.

Highlights from Fibershed’s 2022 Carbon Farm Fund Report

March 13, 2023

In 2022, Fibershed saw its Climate Beneficial(TM) efforts flourish into a remarkable expansion, both regionally and nationally.

Herderin Begins with the Body and Soul

February 27, 2023

“What if garment consideration began with asking: Where would you like to be held? Where would you like to have some more support? Feel some weight around your shoulders, or something snug around your low back or abdomen? Could a garment play a role in healing you? Could it feel like wearing a parent’s clothes? What can clothing do for us, emotionally?”

Hues of Change: How Fibershed Affiliates Are Building Local Knowledge of Natural Pigments

February 21, 2023February 22, 2023

Fibershed affiliates are at the forefront of discovering new (or rediscovering old) ways of natural dyeing that work in harmony with nature.

A Love of Design: Kosa Arts

February 9, 2023February 15, 2023

Written by Marie Hoff and photographed by Hubbard Jones “Some say the creative life is in ideas, some say it is in doing… It is the love of something, having so much love for something – whether a person, a word, an image, an idea, the land, or humanity – that all that can be […]