New Brewery Arts in Cirencester’s latest exhibition showcases the work of selected South West England Fibreshed producers, from farmers to mills, and dyers to makers.

Ria will be exhibiting new work made with her new laceweight yarn, which has been produced entirely within the South West Fibreshed region, along with a display of natural dye plants and colour samples.

Who grew your clothes?

To harness our local resources to produce anything as sophisticated as a garment of clothing involves many processes, and a network of farmers, growers, mills, manufacturers, and designers as well as advocates, activists, and bloody-minded facilitators who are determined to create a new paradigm for fashion.

Fibershed is a movement. Its goal: the development of systems from ‘soil to soil;’ where textiles are grown, processed, designed, sewn, sold, worn, and eventually composted. These processes offer a means of connecting the fashion industry with community, with society and with the environment so that they can all thrive.

This exhibition is an introduction to South West England Fibreshed.

Started in the USA, the Fibershed movement uses the American spelling ‘fiber’. UK affiliate communities follow the British spelling ‘fibre’.

Free entry. For more information visit: https://www.newbreweryarts.org.uk/main-gallery