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Fibershed Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy - Rebecca Burgess 2019 EPUB Chelsea Green Publishing BOOKS PROFESSIONS AND CRAFTS
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Fibershed Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy
Author: Rebecca Burgess
Year: 2019
Format: EPUB
File size: 20 MB
Language: ENG

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.

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