first indigo harvest

first harvest of homegrown indigo leaves freshly picked 

Japanese indigo (Polygonum tinctorium)

fibershed map

After the one-year-wardrobe project this is a map of our local Fibershed. It's just the beginning of what is possible - new connections are being made everyday. We're currently busy developing new yarns with local ranches, harvesting indigo, continuing to raise funds to build a cotton mill in our region and so MUCH more...

TEXTile exhibit opens @ Creative Growth

TEXTile exhibit opens @ Creative Growth

July 14th - August 26th, 2011

Opening Reception July 14th, 6-9pm

TEXT based drawings and paintings alongside spectacular new textile pieces from the studio! You won't want to miss this show - the furniture pieces are so much fun.

Creative Growth Art Center

355 24th Street, Oakland CA 94612

lion's tail

Lion's Tail Necklace/Belt

Wrapped in locally foraged and farm cultivated colors on cotton and wool fibers grown close to home. Elegant and whimsical in a single breath. This playful design is left open ended to be wrapped multiple times as a necklace or a belt with endless possibilities. Indulge in the richness of colors harvested from the Northern California landscape.

As seen in the Community Cloth fashion show.
Photo by Paige Green.

available soon @ the Fibershed Marketplace

(Fibershed Marketplace launches in November 2011)

write up in the New York Times

Our Fibershed project was featured in the New York Times today along with many other amazing bay area projects moving toward more local sustainable methods! Together, from all these different approaches, we can make this shift a reality. A BIG thank you to EVERYONE involved. What a great write up in NY Times connecting all the dots! 

Wool roving knitted + felted + dyed with onion skins 

Artist: Sierra Reading • Photo by Paige Green