Fibershed

06/01/2026

Tickets are going fast! Make sure to snag yours for the upcoming workshop "Create Natural Dye from Sea Urchins," lead by our friends Seelie Studio & Materevolve at the Fibershed Learning Center on Saturday, July 25.

You’ll learn about the nuances of creating natural dye from sea urchin spines, including how to harvest them, process them responsibly, and create the best dye bath that yields lasting and vibrant pinks. Margaret, the founder of Seelie Studio, will share her journey to dyeing with sea urchins and the many mistakes she made along the way. She will be joined by Krystle Moody Wood, the founder and principal consultant of Materevolve, LLC., a consultancy firm driven to lead the evolution of our materials world. Krystle will share her experience in addressing today's most critical issues at the intersection of sustainable textile and ocean health and the key things you can do to support building a blue material world.

It will be so much fun! More info and tickets avail here:

Dye a Fibershed Climate Beneficial™ Verified premium Merino wool beanie using color derived from the overpopulation of purple sea urchins.

05/31/2026

Community harvest day ❤️

05/21/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Fibershed Learning Center in Point Reyes Station on Saturday, and to the producers who made it worth coming to!

Tables were filled with locally grown dye plants, seeds, dyeable fiber, and yarn from across the Fibershed region. People came from all across the community! And demonstrations ran through the afternoon. We had wet felting with Sarah at Bodega Pastures, a natural dye demonstration with flowers from Charlene Schmid at , and a printing demonstration on Climate Beneficial wool from Clara Pitt at Kassenhoff Growers. We also had a tour of the dye garden, lead by our own Rebecca Burgess.

What a wonderful day!

Photographs by Noelle Gaberman

05/20/2026

This past week, we joined Michigan Fibershed at Capons Farm to inaugurate the THREADS Institute at the University of Michigan, a new research hub dedicated to studying natural fiber systems. We marked the occasion with a ceremonial seeding of the flax field alongside Melissa Duhaime, THREADS director and professor of ecology, and Crystal, community organizer and flax advocate. The institute will be carrying out Climate Beneficial research studies in flax fields on this farm, along with other local growers. Thrilled to see this take root!

05/07/2026

Our Natural Dyer's Market is coming up this weekend, May 9, at the Learning Center. It will be a full-day gathering for fiber artists, makers, and anyone curious about the art of natural dyeing. (Moms invited, too!)

Today, we're spotlighting just a few of the vendors who will be joining us, some of the growers and processors doing the work to build a resilient regional natural fiber supply chain. Meet Bodega Pastures(regenerative wool and meat from 1,000 acres of California coastal ranchland), Valley Oak Wool Mill (custom small-batch fiber milling), and Integrity Alpacas (ranch-raised alpaca fiber and goods made with traceability and care!). Find the full vendor list and more event details at the link in bio.

All photographs by Paige Green Photography

04/21/2026

This past weekend, 50+ community members gathered for our first-ever Community Shearing Day at the Fibershed Learning Center. Jacob sheep, known for their four horns (!!), striking spotted fleece, and dual-purpose wool, made the perfect teachers as hands of all ages got their first feel for shearing, livestock health, and raw fiber prep. Seeing young people discover these skills alongside experienced growers is exactly the kind of intergenerational learning that grows the next generation of farmers, shepherds, and makers.

All photographs by Paige Green Photography

04/16/2026

What a beautiful day we spent at Golden State Linen’s annual community harvest day. (Their mission to revive small-scale flax production begins right here in Northern Californian.) Head to the link in bio to read more about it.

Video clips by Paige Green

04/15/2026

Flax is one of the oldest cultivated plants on earth—and, these days, one of the hardest to find made in America. Sandy Fisher and Durl Van Alstyne of Golden State Linen (the only small-scale flax processor in the United States!) are working to change that, growing and processing flax fiber in Northern California with soil-building practices, help from their community, and an eye toward bringing a once-thriving regional industry back to life.

Words by Siri Thorson, photographs by Paige Green Photography - read the full piece here:

Words by Siri Thorson, Photographs by Paige Greene There’s a real magic to linen, and it only deepens over time. Softening with every wear, naturally antimicrobial, it’s a hardworking fabric […]

04/14/2026

2026 is the UN’s International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, a global acknowledgment that the people raising animals on working landscapes deserve recognition and viable livelihoods.

Last week, we were lucky to spend time with one of the remaining sheepherding families in Wyoming, and the regional wool mill — Mountain Meadow Wool — that is committed to supporting local sheep ranchers that fertilize the soil, reduce wildfire fuel, enhance water retention and foster native plant diversity, by carrying forward the traditional ways of transhumance, or grazing with the seasons.

04/08/2026

On April 24th, Fibershed will present on Soil-to-Soil Climate Beneficial Natural Fiber Systems aboard the 4th annual Textile x Ocean Connector Sail, a 4-hour experiential learning sail on San Francisco Bay, timed to coincide with SF Climate Week.

This curated gathering of researchers, practitioners, systems designers, and decision-makers will explore the critical intersection of textiles and ocean health, and we're proud and excited to be part of it again.

Join! Get your tickets here:

On Friday, April 24th, set sail with us to discuss the most critical topics at the intersection of textiles and oceans on our 4th annual Textile X Ocean …