Join us at San Diego Craft Collective for Fiber Fest—a vibrant celebration of natural textiles and sustainability, bringing together fiber artists, artisans, sustainability advocates, and local farmers. This event is designed to build community within the Southern California Fibershed, showcasing the journey of natural textiles from sheep to finished fabric. Fiber Fest will feature live demonstrations, artist vendors, workshops, interactive craft for families, food, and fun.

We’ll be heading up to Ojai with a booth for the first annual Woolstock. We’ll have loads of CA Farm Yarn, displays, and resources to share. Hope to see you there.

Please join us to hear from Nica Rabinowitz of Fibershed’s Climate Beneficial project! Nica is the Brand Engagement and Supply Chain Manager, and will be sharing updates and insights into the program’s progress and challenges.

Please join us to hear from Jenya Schneider of Cuyama Lamb. Jenya will talk about wildfire mitigation, resilience, and the broader ecosystem issues within So Cal.

Please join us to hear from special guest Amy Dufault of the SE New England Fibershed. Amy will talk about waste wool and community resilience.

Please click through for the link to register for the November monthly member meet-up. Our topic will be grants! Please join us.

So Cal Handweavers Guild’s weaving and fiber festival, featuring vendors offering a range of tools, supplies, and books for weaving, spinning, knitting, and other fiber arts, as well as handcrafted items.

We’ll have a table at the Harvest Sale, supporting the Ventura Guild’s member’s boutique. Com through!

Please click through for the link to register for the October monthly member meet-up. Our topic will be CURRICULUM! Please join us.

Join us for 3 hours of working on your own sewing project and/or finishing a project! Guidance and collaborative learning is the intention of this space. This workshop will be repeated October 20 and November 17.

Making your own clothing is extremely gratifying! Having the ability to make adjustments according to your measurements is a lifelong skill to continue to develop and keep. This workshop is offered by Huemane, and will be repeated Oct 12 and Nov 9!

Southern California Fibershed will be showcasing our soil-to-soil, regenerative agriculture-based materials and capabilities throughout the run of the show, and we will be speaking on Wednesday the 25th at 3 pm. Please join us.

Please click through for the link to register for the September monthly member meet-up. Our topic will be POLICY! Please join us.

Please click through for the link to register for the August monthly member meet-up.

We’re coordinating informal natural dye days and meetups in neighborhoods throughout So Cal. August 4th in Midtown LA. (Note new date) RSVPs now open!

Sold out! Join us for a screening of the documentary Biocentrics, a film that reveals the birth and principles that guide biomimicry, a transdisciplinary methodology of technological innovation inspired by a master with 3.8 billion years of experience.

So Cal Fibershed will be the featured speaker for Casa Dumetz/Clementine Carter’s Friday evening speaker series. If you’re in the Central Coast, please come through.

Announcing the launch of monthly member meet-ups. Link through for more details.

SAVE THE DATE! Join us at San Diego Craft Collective for a day of farm to fashion displays, workshops, and talks! Note, the Fiber Festival runs Fri, Sat, Sun.

Our friends at High Desert Observatory are hosting an introduction to indigo dyeing and creating patterns on fabric using traditional and non-traditional methods of folding, clamping, and binding.

Announcing the launch of monthly member meet-ups. Second Thursdays at 11 a.m.—an early lunch and learn format. For May only, optional date, Tuesday, May 14 at 7pm. Link through for more details.

Getting more informed about policy and what we can do to drive change is a to priority for us. Our friends in PA have coordinated a learning opportunity around The Fabric Act.

San Diego Community College Continuing Education Clothing and Textiles Department annual Make it Last: “Buy Wise, Choose Well, Make It Last.”

CPSC and CalRecycle will host an educational and networking event. Free to the public. So Cal Fibershed will have a booth; please visit us and say hello!

Join Rodale Institute’s Regenerative & Organic Consulting Manager Nathanael Gonzales-Siemens and University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources for a Cover Crops in Orchards Fall Field Day!

Join the presenters to learn about the recent findings on how cropping systems impact soil microbes, enzyme activity, and bean (green and black varieties) nutrient quality.

This webinar will discuss how soil management practices impact short and long-term soil health indicators and vegetable nutrients in a long-term study.