Photography by Paige Greene. California is taking a bold step toward tackling one of the most overlooked parts of our waste crisis: textiles. The Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 The post What We Can Do to Make California’s Responsible Textile Recovery Act Better appeared first on […]

Across the world, organic farmland is estimated to account for just 2.1% of total farmland. It accounts for less than 1% in the United States. And these low numbers have The post Why truly regenerative cotton isn’t cheap appeared first on Fibershed.

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 The post The Natural Dye Handbook by Heidi Iverson appeared first on Fibershed.

Written by Stephany Wilkes. Photography by Paige Green. Ryan Mahoney’s family arrived in Rio Vista, California in the 1870s, not long after the Great Flood of 1862 dumped ten feet The post Sheep, Soil, and Stewardship: The Mahoney Family’s Living Legacy appeared first on Fibershed.

Written by Stephany Wilkes. Photography by Paige Green. In April 2025, two dozen students attended one of two sheep shearing schools offered through the University of California Extension and supported The post From First Fleece to Future Fiber Systems: Training the Next Generation of Shearers […]

Q&A by Daniel Saavedra This summer, Fibershed teamed up with Dr. Emily Oertling from California State University, Sacramento’s Fashion Merchandising and Management program to offer a dynamic 6-week internship intensive. The post The Myth of Textile Recycling: Q&A appeared first on […]

Written by Rachel Witte. Photography by Paige Green. Sustainability certifications have become the default mechanism for demonstrating environmental progress in the fashion and fiber industries. Labels like organic, regenerative, and The post The True Value of Restorative Fiber—Why Climate […]

Written by: Connie Gaudio & Emily Oertling Edited by: Fibershed Photography by: TM Photo Co. As a mother, I want what’s best for my family. Even before my son arrived, The post What is in my children’s clothes? appeared first on Fibershed.

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 The post Reimagining Value in Fashion’s Supply Chain appeared first on Fibershed.

In today’s renewed focus on American manufacturing, political leaders across the aisle are calling for domestic investment in technology—urging the revitalization of production capacity at home to secure our economic The post Textiles Are Tech appeared first on Fibershed.

  Signups are open for NJ Fibershed’s Harvest Initiative, a new project offering fiber artists a space to connect with the land, to experience their craft from seed to textile.

(Image: Maaike Bernstrom/Ocean Hour Farm) Ocean Hour Farm is a center for education, scientific research, and demonstration of regenerative agricultural practices based in Newport, Rhode Island. The farm centers on The post Ocean Hour Farm Takes Whole Systems Approach To Food + Fiber first […]