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Fibershed - Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy (Paperback)
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Fibershed - Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy (Paperback)
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A new "farm-to-closet" vision for the clothes we wear--by a leader
in the movement for local textile economies There is a major
disconnect between what we wear and our knowledge of its impact on
land, air, water, labor, and human health. Even those who value
access to safe, local, nutritious food have largely overlooked the
production of fiber, dyes, and the chemistry that forms the
backbone of modern textile production. While humans are 100 percent
reliant on their second skin, it’s common to think little about
the biological and human cultural context from which our clothing
derives. Almost a decade ago, weaver and natural dyer Rebecca
Burgess developed a project focused on wearing clothing made from
fiber grown, woven, and sewn within her bioregion of North Central
California. As she began to network with ranchers, farmers, and
artisans, she discovered that even in her home community there was
ample raw material being grown to support a new regional textile
economy with deep roots in climate change prevention and soil
restoration. A vision for the future came into focus, combining
right livelihoods and a textile system based on economic justice
and soil carbon enhancing practices. Burgess saw that we could
create viable supply chains of clothing that could become the new
standard in a world looking to solve the climate crisis. In
Fibershed readers will learn how natural plant dyes and fibers such
as wool, cotton, hemp, and flax can be grown and processed as part
of a scalable, restorative agricultural system. They will also
learn about milling and other technical systems needed to make
regional textile production possible. Fibershed is a resource for
fiber farmers, ranchers, contract grazers, weavers, knitters,
slow-fashion entrepreneurs, soil activists, and conscious consumers
who want to join or create their own fibershed and topple outdated
and toxic systems of exploitation..
General
Imprint: |
Chelsea Green Publishing Company
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2019 |
Authors: |
Rebecca Burgess
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As told to: |
Courtney White
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-60358-663-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-60358-663-6 |
Barcode: |
9781603586634 |
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