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  • Indigo Field Notes 2025
    by Maggie Liu (Fibershed) on October 21, 2025

    Location: Fibershed Learning Center, Point Reyes Station California Three Northern California Fibershed members & producers, Craig Wilkinson, Rimiko Berreman & Heather Podoll, have collaborated with the Fibershed Learning Center (FSLC) The post Indigo Field Notes 2025 appeared first on […]

  • Creative Innovation: Melding Old and New Textile Technologies
    by Maggie Liu (Fibershed) on October 15, 2025

    Written by Ren Lezeu Innovation deals with generating value through improvement or newness, and comes from the practical implementation of ideas. When applied to the world of textiles and viewed The post Creative Innovation: Melding Old and New Textile Technologies appeared first on Fibershed.

  • What We Can Do to Make California’s Responsible Textile Recovery Act Better
    by Maggie Liu (Fibershed) on September 16, 2025

    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 […]

  • Why truly regenerative cotton isn’t cheap
    by Maggie Liu (Fibershed) on September 6, 2025

    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.

  • The Natural Dye Handbook by Heidi Iverson
    by Maggie Liu (Fibershed) on August 25, 2025

    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.

  • Sheep, Soil, and Stewardship: The Mahoney Family’s Living Legacy
    by Maggie Liu (Fibershed) on August 20, 2025

    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.

  • From First Fleece to Future Fiber Systems: Training the Next Generation of Shearers
    by Maggie Liu (Fibershed) on August 6, 2025

    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 […]

  • The Myth of Textile Recycling: Q&A
    by Maggie Liu (Fibershed) on August 1, 2025

    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 […]

  • The True Value of Restorative Fiber—Why Climate Beneficial™ is an Investment in the Future
    by Maggie Liu (Fibershed) on July 24, 2025

    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 […]

  • What is in my children’s clothes?
    by Maggie Liu (Fibershed) on July 21, 2025

    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.

  • Introducing the NJ Fibershed Harvest Initiative
    by web admin (NJ Fibershed) on January 29, 2025

      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.

  • Ocean Hour Farm Takes Whole Systems Approach To Food + Fiber
    by Amy DuFault (Southeastern New England Fibershed) on November 26, 2024

    (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 […]

 

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