Our Mission
Celebrate and preserve Japanese shibori and other heritage textile techniques from around the globe.
Bridge the ancient with the contemporary in textile technologies to reimagine and create for today and for a sustainable future.
Support community. Connect textile practitioners, artists, artisans, scholars, and business people.
Inspire.
Under the umbrella of WSN are Slow Fiber Studios (SFS), SFS Shop, Natural Dye Workshop, International Shibori Symposium (ISS) and now SlowFiberTV™
SlowFiber Studios™ with its brick-and-mortar studio in Berkeley, CA, is where we offer LIVE lectures, demonstrations and dynamic, hands-on workshops by master artisans, artists, scholars, and specialists from diverse areas of the world. In 2021, SFS began offering virtual and hybrid (LIVE & virtual audiences combined) events.
NaturalDyeWorkshop.com is our film series and discussion forum dedicated to the science and practice of natural dyes and pigments using sustainable methods. Michel Garcia is our featured artisan-scientist in this series.
International Shibori Symposium are organized every few years with plenary sessions, workshops, and travel programs aimed at engaging not only an international audience, but also the local community. These symposia have been organized through volunteer efforts and international collaboration.
SlowFiberTV™ Launched in 2022, this streaming site offers recorded versions of many of our content-driven lectures, workshops, and events. Subscriptions and purchases of programs are offered.