Fibershed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fibershed is a noun meaning The geographic region from which come all of the resources to make an article of clothing.
Meaning
The geographic region from which come all of the resources to make an article of clothing.
More Meanings
- A movement to use textiles that are sourced locally.
Example Sentences
In recognition of Sonoma County's ranching heritage, thriving fibershed, and the Year of the Sheep in the Chinese zodiac, this year's poster boy and "rambassador" is Famous Ramus.
Now, it’s on the lips of the kind of environmentally conscious fashionistas who filled Toby’s Feed Barn in Point Reyes Station this month for the first ever fibershed fashion show.
“We are part of the fibershed movement, proud of making beautiful, useful items, in a sustainable, humane manner, with a low carbon footprint,” said Adkins, 63, a retired environmental ecologist.
Through increased interest in alternative sustainable systems, fibersheds have been a leading force encouraging producers and customers to use natural resources, such as fiber, in a more beneficial and efficient way.
Word Forms
- fibersheds
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stuff, garmentmaking, pattern, furring, woolens, shirting.
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