What will happen if an international community of textile growers unite to sow good intentions together? Let’s find out!
Join a global gathering of textile growers and enthusiasts for a ceremony of connection, deep listening, and collective intention-setting in service to two of our heritage textile crops, flax and indigo. Seed blessings have been an important tradition amongst earth stewards for millennia as they honour the animate forces of creation hidden within such a tiny potential. Seeds are alive with intelligence, energy, and a wisdom about their place in the web of life that many humans have forgotten.
Whisper your wishes
Connecting during an auspicious supernew moon and solar eclipse, we’ll journey in the imaginal realm through a relaxing guided meditation to meet the benevolent spirits of our historic textile plants. We’ll share visions of a regenerated future with the seeds so they may take root and thrive along with this year’s plants. Through our co-created blessing ritual, we’ll amplify a web of reverence for the growing season ahead.
In addition to being beautiful to wear, indigo blue has been revered worldwide for generations as a sacred colour and linen not only kept our ancestors warm but in the form of sail cloths and ropes, this ethereal yet strong plant helped people connect and communicate across the high seas. Both plants have been woven into the history of humanity and require a slow discipline from those wishing to transform them from seed to cloth. It may be that they are wisdom keepers enticing us towards the regenerated world we know in our hearts is possible.
Your seeds can be physical or metaphorical
What if you’re not growing indigo or flax this year? Join in service to the healing of humanity’s second skin anyway. Clothing is a basic human need and blue jeans are perhaps the most ubiquitous garment with over 2 billion pairs produced every year. Right now, almost all are dyed in harmful fossil fuel derivatives and are made from cotton sprayed with herbicides and pesticides which have contributed to climate breakdown. However, there is so much beautiful diversity to reclaim and the predominantly volunteer-run, international Fibershed network envisions a day when our clothing will resonate with stories of restoration. By joining forces at these events, you’ll be adding your support to this uprising of regeneration.
Thank you!
Your contribution will help fund the continuance of the Northern England Fibreshed, part of an international organisation advocating for agroecologically grown, locally produced textiles. If you are able to, please consider donating more than the minimum. You can attend one or both seed blessings which will take place:-
Indigo Seed Blessing: Monday 8th April 7:00pm - 8:15pm BST (British Summer Time)
Flax Seed Blessing: Monday 8th April 8:30pm - 9:45pm BST (British Summer Time
Did you choose indigo and flax, or did they choose you?
It's not too late to grow your own patch of rebellion with an international community Growing Slow Textiles! Our intro session took place a couple of weeks ago but is available as a recording in the classroom for you to catch up on. Find out more about how you can be a part of this revolutionary uprising of creative activists growing indigo and linen together.
