{"id":4859,"date":"2017-04-17T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fashionhistorian.net\/blog\/?p=4859"},"modified":"2017-04-13T21:05:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T04:05:00","slug":"fashion-revolution-week-starts-april-24-via-fibershed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fashionhistorian.net\/blog\/2017\/04\/17\/fashion-revolution-week-starts-april-24-via-fibershed\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashion Revolution Week starts April 24 (via Fibershed)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fibershed<\/p>\n

Dig in to the Fashion Revolution: together, we can create change by re-envisioning value chains from soil to soil<\/a>. Whether you want to know who grows your clothes, or how to mend and repair them, or gain a better undertanding of the role of our working landscapes in drawing down carbon, read on for classes, events, opportunities, and inspiration from the Fibershed movement and community.<\/p>\n

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\"FashRev<\/p>\n

\"Fashion<\/p>\n

Fashion Revolution Week<\/a> is a worldwide campaign to raise awareness and promote change in the fashion industry. Join Fibershed Producer members Sierra Reading<\/a> and Amy Keefer<\/a> along with local designers Mira Blackman and Jenny Fong to refashion your clothing<\/a> with mending, natural dyeing, and embroidery, at Handcraft Studio Schoo<\/a>l in El Cerrito.
\nYou can also participate at home by sharing on social media and asking #whomademyclothes? We invite you to deepen the conversation in your Fibershed by including #Fibershed in your posts and considering #whogrewmyclothes.<\/p>\n

Find a Fashion Revolution Week event in your community<\/a>.
\nFashion Revolution Re:Fashion Workshop<\/a> on April 25th<\/span><\/span>.
\nAttend Fashion Revolution\u2019s Night Out San Francisco<\/a> on April 26th<\/span><\/span>.
\nor Fashion Revolution\u2019s Night Out Oakland<\/a>\u00a0on April 27th<\/span><\/span>.
\nJoin Stanford\u2019s Revolution by Design<\/a> on April 23rd<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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\"Within\"<\/p>\n

\"WITHIN\"<\/p>\n

Textile-based gallery and studio Ogaard<\/a> hosts Within, a monthlong wellness study in collaboration with Amina Horozic, including weekly panels that bring together \u201clocal luminaries in the worlds of art, design, food, business, social justice, and community.\u201d Fibershed founder and Director Rebecca Burgess will join Jennifer Gately of the Bolinas Museum, Heroine podcast founder Majo Molfino, and Indhira Rojas of Anxy Magazine, in conversation.<\/p>\n

April 19th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm<\/span><\/span> in Oakland CA: Click here for more information and to reserve a free ticket.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Carbon<\/p>\n

\"paigegreen-poncia-51311-019\"<\/p>\n

Fibershed Materials Manager Krystle Moody and friends are designing a Carbon Farming Education Day at Stemple Creek Ranch<\/a>\u2014one of Fibershed\u2019s Carbon Farm Plan partners\u2014as a way to gather together to learn more about Carbon Farming while sharing a casual meal produced at Stemple Creek and Fortunate Farm. Proceeds for the event will support Krystle\u2019s Climate Ride participation<\/a>. Mark your calendars for August 13th<\/span><\/span> for the event; tickets reserved ahead of the June Climate Ride fundraising goal will help advance this effort.<\/p>\n

August 13th, 12:00 – 5:00 pm<\/span><\/span> in Tomales, CA: Click here for tickets and information<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"textile<\/p>\n

\"Textile<\/p>\n

Join the Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator for a look at cloth that was grown, milled, and made within the region. Designer and activist Laura Sansone founded Textile Lab<\/a> to rebuild regional textile manufacturing and connect sustainable supply chains, and the Regional Cloth Project does just that with a focus on Hudson Valley fibers and stakeholders.<\/p>\n

May 2nd, 4:00 – 6:00 pm<\/span><\/span> in Brooklyn, NY: Click here for details and registration<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"hands<\/p>\n

\"Hemp_For_Liberty_Stills_D.Hedden-45-900px\"<\/p>\n

This month, Kentucky Cloth Project collaborators will gather to provide information and hands-on experiences on hemp farming and fiber processing. We welcome you to explore your regional land-based fiber system through your hands and senses. All ages and skill levels are invited, and presentations and classes are free of charge, thanks to the good graces of the Lydia B. Stokes Foundation.<\/p>\n

April 21st & 22nd<\/span><\/span> in Kentucky: Click here to learn more about the event and to RSVP<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"felt<\/p>\n

\"felt<\/p>\n

Felt Decoded<\/a> explores wool as nature\u2019s technology, and the ways in which felt connects us to our nomadic past and a sustainable future. The exhibition features selected wool samples from the Northern California Fibershed, and a display copy of the Wool & Fine Fiber Book. On April 27th<\/span><\/span>, artist and curator Janice Arnold will share her inspirations, design process, exhibition highlights and insights.<\/p>\n

April 27th, 6:30 \u2013 8:30 PM<\/span><\/span> at the Museum of Craft & Design in San Francisco: Click here for details<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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