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Developing soil regenerating textile systems that are based on carbon farming, regional manufacturing, and public education.

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Our 2025 Annual Report is here.

In 2025, we continued to push our mission forward with real, on-the-ground climate-benefitting work, while also expanding education through new academic partnerships and hands-on learning. We are also proud to say that this report is 100% people-powered, built with direct quotes, real photojournalism and writing, and original creative + data work.

Link in bio to read. We hope you enjoy…and if it resonates, please share!

All photographs by @paigegreenphoto by @fibershed_

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The way we produce and use textiles is at a crossroads. The dominant system is extractive and unsustainable—but what if it didn’t have to be? 💬🌼⁠
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Fibershed's new digital zine "Woven Futures: Envisioning a Regenerative Textile World" explores what’s possible when we center regeneration, equity, and climate resilience in our fiber systems. ⁠
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In this free resource, you’ll hear from industry leaders who are already implementing these principles. Their insights will help you gain a deeper understanding of the systemic challenges we face and the tangible steps we can take to build a fiber economy that supports both people and the planet. ⁠
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🌱 Access your copy (link in bio) to learn from: ⁠
• Rebecca Burgess, Fibershed⁠
• George Harding-Rolls, @action.speaks.louder⁠
• Charity May, Sacred Futures⁠
• Laura Sansone, @nytextilelab⁠
• Tameka Peoples, @seed2shirt⁠
• Natalie Chanin, @alabamachanin⁠
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cover image by @paigegreenphoto by @fibershed_

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We're so glad you are part of our community! If you are new to Fibershed, allow us to introduce ourselves. 👋⁠
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🌿 Fibershed is a nonprofit organization that develops regional fiber systems that build ecosystem and community health. Our work expands opportunities to implement climate-benefiting agriculture, rebuild regional manufacturing, and connect end-users to the source of our fiber through education. We are transforming the economic systems behind the production of material culture to mitigate climate change, improve health, and contribute to racial and economic equity. ⁠
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🌿 Throughout the Fibershed community, innovators are reimagining the ways in which clothing is produced, sold, used, and re-used. Sign up for our "Fibershed Forward" email series to be introduced to community members, makers, activists, growers, and leaders who are affecting change and inspiring action in the world of textiles and clothing. Through this short series, you’ll learn how you can get involved and join us in the movement to protect the health of our biosphere. Sign up at the link in our bio, or comment 'Fibershed Forward' and we'll DM you the link!

Photos by @paigegreenphoto & our community taken in Point Reyes Station, California by @fibershed_

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This past May at the Fibershed Learning Center, traditional California Native regalia maker Tiśina Parker, aka, @native___one , and traditional hide tanning artist, Jay Sliwa, hosted Buckskin Hide Tanning For BIPOC Community.

This free community workshop took place across several days at the Learning Center in Point Reyes, CA, traditional homeland of Coast Miwok and Pomo peoples.

In this workshop, community participants from the Bay Area, Oakland and four representing California tribes learned the process of buckskin brain tanning, a traditional method of preserving a deer skin hide for clothing and utilitarian use.
Traditional hide tanning is slow, physical work and it requires a lot of hard labor and a call to honor the life given.

A deer hide is first fleshed, every trace of meat and fat scraped away over a beam. The membranes that would otherwise dry stiff are broken down and the hide is worked by hand with the fats of the animal's brain matter as it is dried and stretched. Many traditions finish over smoke, which colors the hide and preserves it soft, drapey and water resistant, making a fabric fit for clothing that has ultimate durability.

The result is a supple, usable skin made without acids or industrial chemicals and is the main element in many tribal people's original clothing and contemporary traditional regalia used in ceremony.

Gratitude to Tiśina Parker and Jay Sliwa, and all community members who showed up to honor the lives of each animal given to this process and tanned some beautiful hides.

Photographs by @paigegreenphoto by @fibershed_

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When we think about going plastic free, our minds often go towards ditching water bottles and plastic bags. But plastic shows up in places we rarely consider – including the clothing on our backs.
Synthetic fabrics like polyester and nylon are made from fossil fuels, and they shed microplastics into our waterways and soils every time they’re washed.
This week, the Board of Supervisors recognized Plastic Free July, a public awareness campaign that serves as a reminder to limit our plastic consumption. They also had unexpected guests to help illustrate why this year’s message is different. This year, Marin’s focused on not just reducing plastic, but replacing it with something better.
Natural fibers – like wool produced by ranchers right here in West Marin – are biodegradable, locally sourced, and part of a growing regional economy built around regenerative agriculture.
Let July remind us that sustainability isn’t only about what we refuse, but what we choose instead!
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Cuando pensamos en prescindir del plástico, lo primero que nos viene a la mente suele ser dejar de usar botellas de agua y bolsas de plástico. Sin embargo, el plástico está presente en lugares que rara vez tenemos en cuenta, incluida la ropa que llevamos puesta.
Los tejidos sintéticos, como el poliéster y el nailon, se fabrican a partir de combustibles fósiles y, cada vez que se lavan, liberan microplásticos en nuestras aguas y suelos.
Hoy, la Junta de Supervisores ha reconocido el «Plastic Free July», una campaña de concienciación pública que sirve para recordarnos que debemos limitar nuestro consumo de plástico. Este año, Marin se centra no solo en reducir el plástico, sino en sustituirlo por algo mejor.
Las fibras naturales —como la lana producida por los ganaderos aquí mismo, en West Marin— son biodegradables, de origen local y forman parte de una economía regional en crecimiento basada en la agricultura regenerativa.
Que el mes de julio nos recuerde que la sostenibilidad no solo tiene que ver con lo que rechazamos, sino con lo que elegimos en su lugar taken in Marin County by @fibershed_

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As the author of 3 books about seaweed, @josieiselin knows kelp! Join us on Sunday, July 19, to celebrate her new book, The Mysterious World of the Bull Kelp Forest 🌱 This free event (donations appreciated) will be from 1:00 to 3:00 at @fibershed_ Learning Center in Point Reyes.

We'll kick things off with a presentation from @josieiselin and the illustrator of her book @ellen_litwiller, about kelp restoration and their passion for art and science. Ellen will also share samples and stories from her experiments with seaweed watercolors.

You can get a copy of The Mysterious World of the Bull Kelp Forest signed by Josie and Ellen. Along with books, Josie will have her entire art store available with scarves and other ocean-inspired pieces.

For more kelp-friendly fun, check out the rest of the events in the @fibershed_ + @seelie.studio Sea to Soil Series.
We'll see ya Sunday to celebrate this love letter to the sea and the community that ebbs and flows around it 💙

RSVP and learn more at @fibershed_ Eventbrite or via the link in our bio. by @fibershed_

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Meet Ferndale Farms!

Through the Healthy Soils Program, Ferndale Farms is seeding their upland with a native mix of California brome, blue wildrye, meadow barley, arroyo lupine, and tomcat clover, whose deep root systems provide both more diverse forage for their animals, and better habitat across their rangeland.

They're also in the process of starting on-farm composting, using their own sheep manure to turn a byproduct into a resource that feeds back into their soil.

It's another example of how Fibershed producers are building climate resilience from the ground up, one practice at a time.

Photographs by @paigegreenphoto by @fibershed_

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Meet the @foggybottomsboys!

As members of the Fibershed network and active participants in both our Climate Beneficial Verified Wool program and our Producer Program their work showcases everything from healthy land practices to award winning wool quality and showmanship.

We recently got to see this year's beautiful show animals and high quality wool at their shearing day. The Fibershed team is proud to support American Wool Growers in their work, wishing the Foggy Bottom Boys and all other growers in the Fibershed network best of luck in the ring during this year's livestock showing season.

Photographs by @paigegreenphoto by @fibershed_

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July 19 at @fibershed_ Learning Center: Explore the Mysterious World of Bull Kelp with Josie Iselin & Ellen Litwiller.

🐏 @fibershed_ + 🌊 @seelie.studio : Sea to Soil Series

Celebrate Josie Iselin’s new book, The Mysterious World of the Bull Kelp Forest, with an intimate conversation, artist talk, and book signing. @josieiselin and the illustrator of her book, @ellen_litwiller, will talk about kelp restoration, their passion for art and science, and the challenges of communicating an invisible struggle beneath the waves. Litwiller will have samples of her experiments with seaweed inks.

Space is limited, so please RSVP on Fibershed's Eventbrite page (link in bio). taken in Point Reyes Station, California by @fibershed_

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Last weekend at @hoplandrec, saint_johns_wort_ led an Art of Felt class digging into the specifics of local wool, including how different sheep breeds felt differently, and how landscape and climate shape the fiber, as well.

Beginners and more experienced feltmakers worked side by side, turning raw wool into designs and soft sculpture. But technique is only half the story!

Johnny's classes have a way of building real connection between the people in the room. Attendees left with both a piece of finished work ...and a sense of being part of something larger. ❤️

Grateful for teachers like Johnny who keep this knowledge moving through hands and generations!

Photographs by @fullcirclewool by @fibershed_

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19 days ago

Coming soon! Audrey Danser of @salvagestudiosf is hosting two Clothing Repair Days at the Fibershed Learning Center near Point Reyes Station on July 25 and August 29, 11am–2pm.

Bring whatever's been sitting in your closet waiting for a fix —even if it's a tricky one! We can mend holes, fix seams, replace zippers... you name it. Free to attend, and bring a friend.

RSVP at link in bio! Hope to see you there. by @fibershed_

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Aw, we love to see it. Fibershed's own Mary Kate, dressed head-to-toe in Climate Beneficial™ cotton!

The pants here are a collaboration between Fibershed and the Berkeley-based @unspun.io, 3D woven from Climate Beneficial™ Acala cotton grown at Pedretti Ranches in the San Joaquin Valley, spun in North Carolina at Hill Spinning. Acala's long-staple fiber was strong enough that unspun was able to weave single, non-plied yarn on its machines for the first time. A huge milestone!

The tee is from @splendidla, whose team visited Pedretti Ranches during the 2024 Cotton Tour and then worked across departments to source Climate Beneficial™ fabric grown and knit in California.

At Fibershed, we spend a lot of time advocating for soil health, remaining within ecological carrying capacity, and the livelihoods of ranchers and farmers. It can be easy to forget that the outcome of all that work is also this: beautiful clothing that we love to wear.

Photographs by @paigegreenphoto by @fibershed_

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