For year two of the wastewater + natural dye project here on Cape Cod at MASSTC (the leading innovative/alternative septic test center in the U.S.), our team looked a lot […]
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The Southeastern New England Fibershed + The Waste Wool Working Group
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I’ve been talking about waste wool to lots of folks for months and finally people are excited and listening. Can you imagine if farmers weren’t throwing away their “waste wool” […]
Read MorePROJECT: Wastewater’s Impacts On Natural Dye Plant Growth & Color
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UPDATE! Thanks to Fibershed for a recent grant to continue this work through 2023! Are you a university, community college, tech school, ag high school, wastewater pro, farmer, soil scientist […]
Read MoreThe Lost Art of Garment Grooming Part 3 : Modern Athleisure
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What does modern athleisure share in common with textiles made from the ancient natural fibers produced in the Fibershed? Textile sustainability pioneer Reed McLaren of The Sustainable Garment explains the […]
Read MoreThe Lost Art of Garment Grooming Part 2 : Cashmere and Fine Woolens
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Just in time as we prepare our most cherished sweaters for summer storage, Southeastern New England Fibershed joins with textile sustainability pioneer Reed McLaren of The Sustainable Garment in the […]
Read MoreA Toolkit for Fibersheds & Brands: Creating a Conversation for a New Era of Design
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I’m so excited to announce the launch of the Fibershed sponsored Toolkit for Fibersheds & Brands: Creating a Conversation for a New Era of Design! When Sarah Kelley of Common […]
Read MoreThe Lost Art of Garment Grooming Series Part 1 : The Overcoat and the Brush
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By the end of this year, Americans will have discarded an average of 81 pounds of clothing per person, the equivalent of 5 full wash loads of laundry in our […]
Read MoreMia Lumsden Takes on Waste Wool With Uncommon Strands
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A few weeks ago I gathered a small group of farmers, processors, retailers, supply chain experts and the Connecticut and NY Textile Lab Fibersheds on Zoom to talk waste wool. […]
Read MoreGamine Workwear Launches The (Regionally Sourced + Made) Hope Vest!
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We were honored to be a switchboard operator connecting Taylor Johnston, Founder of Rhode Island-based Gamine Workwear to her supply chain for the amazing Hope Vest! I’ll let Taylor tell […]
Read MoreSoutheastern New England Fiber Production Survey
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The Southeastern New England Fibershed and SEMAP conducted this survey to know more about the potential for regeneratively-managed fiber animal grazing land in Southeastern New England. Based on the information […]
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