Farm to Fashion: Regenerative Yarns and Textiles for the Future with Gloria Mazzer, WovenBeyond

Now is the time to start talking about how farming and fashion can reconnect through regenerative practices, beginning to secure a better future for our planet.

In this interactive talk Gloria Mazzer, will showcase how she is solving some of challenges within the fashion industry, and help you to understand the deep link between the food and fibre production, discover real-world examples of regenerative design and material innovation, circularity and biomimicry. You will be able to sample and explore innovative yarns and fabrics that combine wool with natural materials like nettle, hemp, lotus,yak, etc. There will be active discussion of how soil health, biodiversity, and fair supply chains can reshape fashion.

Gloria has worked for global fashion brands and now runs WovenBeyond, an ethical and sustainable yarn brand for hand knitting and crochet.

This event is part of the Field to Fashion project supported by Art Fund.

Booking essential, suitable for ages 12+.

You may also like the following events from Derby Museums:

• Next Friday, 3rd October, 07:30 pm, Derby Poetry Festival (Abridged) Poetry Slam in Derby
• Next Saturday, 4th October, 10:30 am, Learn to use a Knitting Machine in Derby
• Next Sunday, 5th October, 10:30 am, Learn to use a Knitting Machine in Derby

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