I’ve always been fascinated with and loved the idea of Fibershed. Similar to a watershed or a foodshed, a fibershed is a geographical area where we can gather and produce fiber supplies with the smallest environmental impact. The anti-fast fashion non-profit has leadership based out of California, but we have a local affiliate group here: the Kaw Point Fibershed.
The Kaw Point Fibershed is about 150 miles around Kansas City, so called because of the area of convergence between the Kansas and Missouri rivers, also called “Kaw Point.” It’s run by Liz Bonny (who taught that awesome weaving class I took). They have a neat directory of all the fiber producers, sellers, and artists within our fibershed, and they also host events and education opportunities, which is where I was this last Sunday.
The Wardrobe Refresh consisted of a clothing exchange, an indigo vat, and a mending circle. Informal instruction and materials were provided, but truthfully, I was happy for the excuse to shrink down my mending pile a bit. It’s also just so much nicer to take a task that can be a chore to your community. It’s less doldrum when you have someone with like interests to chat with.
Not to mention the event was hosted at May Pop, a new (or at least new to me) art studio in the Brookside neighborhood of Kansas City. It’s a beautiful space with high-quality crafting supplies and a great list of classes. Can’t wait to look into that more soon!
Having left with a mended coat pocket, reinforced backpack strap, and one darned sock, I was more than satisfied. If you’re also in the Kaw Point Fibershed, be sure to check out their directory, and if you’re around KC, be sure to check out May Pop!
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