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September 2019
Book Signing + Conversation on Textile Sustainability with Elizabeth L. Cline & TS Designs
Come and join The Conscious Closet author Elizabeth L. Cline, Eric Henry Founder of TS Designs and Sustainability Consultant Amy DuFault for a conversation on domestic production, traceability, sustainability and of course, lots of delicious beer. Pick up a copy of the book and get it signed after the talk! Elizabeth L. Cline is a New York-based author, journalist, and expert on consumer culture, fast fashion, sustainability and labor rights. Cline’s critically acclaimed 2012 expose, Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost…
Find out more »October 2019
Visit to Twin Birch & Teasel + Natural Dyes + Meeting
Sue Szary of Twin Birch & Teasel (fiber store and fiber arts haven) has organized an amazing day of fiber activities for us in Siler City! We’ll meet with members of a local fiber guild for “Dyeing to know,” experiments with natural dyes, tour artist studios, and have a potluck lunch and meeting at Peppercorn Coffee Shop across the street. We’re also looking into tours of a local alpaca farm and/or winery. We’re looking for people to bring dye materials…
Find out more »November 2019
Visit to Shady Acres Farm
Laura Thomes will host us at Shady Acres Farm in Thomasville, NC, where she and her husband are raising angora goats and angora rabbits (among other farming activities). Laura will give us a tour and talk about her experience starting a fiber farm. We’ll have a potluck lunch and chat about fibershed things. Directions and carpool info TBA.
Find out more »January 2020
Piedmont Fibershed Meetup: Knowledge & Fiber Supply Swap
Join us on January 27, 7-9pm for our first meetup of 2020. We'll be swapping fiber-related supplies and knowledge!
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