Threading Resilience

Former Affiliate Network Coordinator Lexi Fujii spearheaded the production of 2023’s Threading Resilience Zine. From her letter (available in full at the gold link, below), she shares thoughts about the Fibershed network:

“Fibershed has the honor of supporting … 65+ fibersheds working in their specific bioregions to connect the pieces of intricate land-based textile systems — working with the fiber farmer, shearer, spinner, weaver, designer (and many more people) to produce clothing and other textiles rich with life and stories of the land and communities. Some of these stories are told in this year’s Threading Resilience Zine, while some are quietly moving along with a strength that is ready to transform a system. I encourage you to follow along on the journeys of these grassroot organizers who dream and act out of necessity, out of creativity, and out of pure will to believe that the world can be different.

The answer to many of humanity’s current challenges is not in new technological innovations, it is and has always been here. You just must be willing to look at what is already happening, rumbling beneath the surface — literally and metaphorically. I hope you join this movement of climate activists who believe that collectively we can live abundantly and in balance with the natural world while generating a LIVING material culture.”