2015: Conference Proceedings
Keynotes

Making a Fibershed: Place-Based Textile Economies as a Testament to the Return of the Maker

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  • Jess Daniels

Published 20-09-2015

Keywords

  • Clothing,
  • Fabrics,
  • Textiles,
  • Textile Economy,
  • Fashion,
  • Slow Fashion,
  • Denim,
  • Jeans,
  • Textile Fibres,
  • Cotton,
  • Textile Crops,
  • Textile Farming,
  • Indigo,
  • Textile Dyes,
  • Grow Your Jeans,
  • Local Growers,
  • Fibershed,
  • Wool Book,
  • Farming Practices - Textiles,
  • Makers - Textiles,
  • Fabric Dye,
  • Fashion Industry
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How to Cite

Daniels, J. (2015). Making a Fibershed: Place-Based Textile Economies as a Testament to the Return of the Maker. Making Futures Journal. Retrieved from https://www.makingfutures-journal.org.uk/index.php/mfj/article/view/199

Abstract

Jess Daniels, Project Manager, Economic Development and Education Programs, Fibershed, was a keynote at the 2015 Making Futures conference, this paper looks into Fibershed.

At its core, Fibershed is a concept that grounds the act of wearing clothing and the practice of making textiles in the local landscape. What began with a personal challenge to create a liveable, wearable, regional wardrobe over the course of one year has grown into a network of prototypes making a new way forward.

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