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Welcome
About
Producer Stories
Flax to Linen
Regional Fiber Mapping
Events
Press
Contact

Pacific Northwest Fibershed

Highlighted Press

Designing the Future - Pathways through Fibersheds to Natural Resource Management,
Regional Economic Development, and Bridging Cultural Divides
In Good Tilth: Fibrevolution
Flax: What's old is new again
Mapping the future of Fiber
The Six Fashion-Forward Design Week Events We’re Most Excited About
Brooklyn Tweed Profile: Fibershed
Ecotrust: New Connections in our Fibershed
Fiber Revival: One Woman’s Quest to Bring Fiber and Fashion Together in the Pacific Northwest

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Our flax to linen project directors had the pleasure of visiting Eugene and Felix McConville's waterpowered Scutch Mill close to Dromore in County Down, Northern Ireland. For generations from the late 1800s, local farmers would bring their raw flax to McConville’s Scutch Mill. Today, McConville’s is a working museum, hosted by Eugene and Felix McConville, whose grandfather built the present mill. The linen connection, however, came from their grandmother of the Mussen family, Huguenots who had arrived in Lisburn to bring their know-how to Ulster’s fast developing linen industry in the late 1600s. We will be sharing a producer story video about this visit soon!! #ireland #waterpowered #mill #flaxislinen #flax #linen #irishlinen

Wow! Thank you to everyone who stopped by to connect with us at the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and are inspired by the many conversations that were had around our regional regenerative fiber system. A powerful community gathering; these conversations help guide our work and vision for the future - @ecotrust @fibrevolution_pnw @lydias_flock #pnwfibershed #oregonflockandfiberfestival #fiberfestival #oregonagriculture #textiles #fiber #flaxtolinen #wool #textiles

Come visit with us at OFFF this weekend!!! #oregonflockandfiberfestival #pnwfibershed @ecotrust @lydias_flock @fibrevolution_pnw ✨ #fiber #soiltosoil #fibershed #offfestival2018 #communty

Come on out and visit us at the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival, Sept 22-23 at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds in Canby, OR. This free community event is a gathering and celebration of regional fiber producers. The Festival includes three days of workshops and a weekend filled with demonstrations, livestock shows, seminars and kids’ activities. Come explore natural fibers and meet the many producers that enliven our regional fiber system. #offf2018 #regional #fiber #systems #pnw #oregon #agriculture

Pacific Northwest Fibershed is thrilled to welcome Lydia Strand to our community, as she will be joining us as a Producer Outreach Coordinator! Lydia is a shepherd, fiber farmer, educator, and avid knitter living with her flock of 60 Shetland and Icelandic sheep on 48 acres in the Squalicum Valley just outside Bellingham, WA. With a focus on producing exceptional heritage breed wool, Lydia and her husband, Jared, have been raising sheep since 2010 using regenerative agricultural practices that heal the soil, providing the happiest and most supportive environment for their flock as nature intended. More about Lydia’s Flock can be found on the farm’s website, www.lydiasflock.com and on Instagram @lydias_flock
We look forward to working directly with fiber producers to educate, support, and facilitate the implementation of sustainable, Climate Beneficial regional fiber systems. #fibershed #pnw #fiber #wool
#regenerativeagriculture #carbonfarming #textiles

Flax laid out in thin rows in the field dew retting - a natural process that utilizes the combined action of bacteria, sun, air, and dew which produces fermentation, dissolving the stem material surrounding the fiber. #welovelinen #flaxislinen #oregongrown #organiclinen #retting

Please join us on August 30 for an inspiring evening and conversation about the revived linen industry, where it is heading domestically and what steps @fibrevolution_pnw is taking to move it forward. Space is limited, so follow link in bio to rsvp and for details. #fibrevolution_pnw #oregon #oregongrown #domestictextiles #regenerativeagriculture #linen #linenlove #flaxislinen

@fibrevolution_pnw linen (flax) harvest was a wonderful example of the power of community. Thank you to everyone who came out to support the PNW linen revival!!! Together we will move this work forward. #flaxislinen #oregongrown #welovelinen #wearelinen #linenlove #fibershed

We would like to invite you to the annual flax (linen) harvest with Fibrevolution, revitalizing fiber production in the PNW!

When:
Thursday, August 9th, 5-9pm &
Saturday, August 11th, 10-4pm

Location:
OSU Lewis Brown Horticulture Farm
33329 SE Peoria Rd
Corvallis, OR *Enter gates and follow "Flax Harvest" signs

Please RSVP to fibrevolution@peak.org.
Best to bring a water bottle, snack if needed, sun hat, weather appropriate clothing and garden gloves. Also bring friends! Work involves hand harvesting flax with your community of fellow fiber fans. This year, the flax will be laid in windrows for field retting.
We look forward to seeing you in the field. -Angela and Shannon
Fibrevolution
www.fibrevolution.com #fibrevolution_pnw #fibershed #community #linen #harvest #welovelinen #revitalization

Our flax to linen project directors had the pleasure of visiting Eugene and Felix McConville's waterpowered Scutch Mill close to Dromore in County Down, Northern Ireland. For generations from the late 1800s, local farmers would bring their raw flax to McConville’s Scutch Mill. Today, McConville’s is a working museum, hosted by Eugene and Felix McConville, whose grandfather built the present mill. The linen connection, however, came from their grandmother of the Mussen family, Huguenots who had arrived in Lisburn to bring their know-how to Ulster’s fast developing linen industry in the late 1600s. We will be sharing a producer story video about this visit soon!! #ireland #waterpowered #mill #flaxislinen #flax #linen #irishlinen

Wow! Thank you to everyone who stopped by to connect with us at the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and are inspired by the many conversations that were had around our regional regenerative fiber system. A powerful community gathering; these conversations help guide our work and vision for the future - @ecotrust @fibrevolution_pnw @lydias_flock #pnwfibershed #oregonflockandfiberfestival #fiberfestival #oregonagriculture #textiles #fiber #flaxtolinen #wool #textiles

Come visit with us at OFFF this weekend!!! #oregonflockandfiberfestival #pnwfibershed @ecotrust @lydias_flock @fibrevolution_pnw ✨ #fiber #soiltosoil #fibershed #offfestival2018 #communty

Come on out and visit us at the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival, Sept 22-23 at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds in Canby, OR. This free community event is a gathering and celebration of regional fiber producers. The Festival includes three days of workshops and a weekend filled with demonstrations, livestock shows, seminars and kids’ activities. Come explore natural fibers and meet the many producers that enliven our regional fiber system. #offf2018 #regional #fiber #systems #pnw #oregon #agriculture

Help Revive Linen in the Pacific Northwest!! Visit link in bio to view @fibrevolution_pnw Indiegogo Campaign and please pass it around. Every bit helps! #americanlinenrevival #welovelinen #flaxislinen #pnwgrown #oregonagriculture

Pacific Northwest Fibershed is thrilled to welcome Lydia Strand to our community, as she will be joining us as a Producer Outreach Coordinator! Lydia is a shepherd, fiber farmer, educator, and avid knitter living with her flock of 60 Shetland and Icelandic sheep on 48 acres in the Squalicum Valley just outside Bellingham, WA. With a focus on producing exceptional heritage breed wool, Lydia and her husband, Jared, have been raising sheep since 2010 using regenerative agricultural practices that heal the soil, providing the happiest and most supportive environment for their flock as nature intended. More about Lydia’s Flock can be found on the farm’s website, www.lydiasflock.com and on Instagram @lydias_flock
We look forward to working directly with fiber producers to educate, support, and facilitate the implementation of sustainable, Climate Beneficial regional fiber systems. #fibershed #pnw #fiber #wool
#regenerativeagriculture #carbonfarming #textiles

Flax laid out in thin rows in the field dew retting - a natural process that utilizes the combined action of bacteria, sun, air, and dew which produces fermentation, dissolving the stem material surrounding the fiber. #welovelinen #flaxislinen #oregongrown #organiclinen #retting

Please join us on August 30 for an inspiring evening and conversation about the revived linen industry, where it is heading domestically and what steps @fibrevolution_pnw is taking to move it forward. Space is limited, so follow link in bio to rsvp and for details. #fibrevolution_pnw #oregon #oregongrown #domestictextiles #regenerativeagriculture #linen #linenlove #flaxislinen

@fibrevolution_pnw linen (flax) harvest was a wonderful example of the power of community. Thank you to everyone who came out to support the PNW linen revival!!! Together we will move this work forward. #flaxislinen #oregongrown #welovelinen #wearelinen #linenlove #fibershed

We would like to invite you to the annual flax (linen) harvest with Fibrevolution, revitalizing fiber production in the PNW!

When:
Thursday, August 9th, 5-9pm &
Saturday, August 11th, 10-4pm

Location:
OSU Lewis Brown Horticulture Farm
33329 SE Peoria Rd
Corvallis, OR *Enter gates and follow "Flax Harvest" signs

Please RSVP to fibrevolution@peak.org.
Best to bring a water bottle, snack if needed, sun hat, weather appropriate clothing and garden gloves. Also bring friends! Work involves hand harvesting flax with your community of fellow fiber fans. This year, the flax will be laid in windrows for field retting.
We look forward to seeing you in the field. -Angela and Shannon
Fibrevolution
www.fibrevolution.com #fibrevolution_pnw #fibershed #community #linen #harvest #welovelinen #revitalization

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