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SUNDAY VISIT: We missed Amy so much at Botanical

SUNDAY VISIT: We missed Amy so much at Botanical Colors, so much we needed to have her back on our Interview series that she started. For those who don't know the amazing @amytropolis, she is a storyteller, writer, and consultant passionate about bioregionalism, textiles and protecting water.

She brings together diverse perspectives that drive innovative environmental solutions. Her work sheds light on the challenges facing the textile industry but also the successes pioneered by designers, artisans, filmmakers, scientists and futurists committed to a more sustainable and equitable future.

Read the whole interview on our website, and watch her recent Community Y.A.K.A. on YouTube!

AN EXCERPT FROM THE INTERVIEW
Can you share some of the biggest challenges and successes you’ve encountered while building a regional fiber supply chain?

It’s REALLY hard to sell the idea of clothing grown, sewn and manufactured within a small region at the price point it will retail at. What we are talking about with most fibershed-made clothing is truly luxury. What’s great about all the 75+ fibersheds worldwide, is that they are, as I am, offering a local supply chain that might offer yarn to make that amazing sweater, fabric to make a beautiful dress, or dye plants you can purchase to dye your own clothes.

While that has been really exciting to me for years, I’ve gone back to the farmer to better understand why they still struggle and in the case of sheep farmers, why there’s such an incredible amount of wool waste. I’ve just wrapped up a Northeast Wool Pilot Study grant that was year 4 of my focus on wool waste and interestingly enough, it all comes back to supporting the farmer in a new way, by finding new products to make with the wasted wool.

So I’ve had a huge shift from focusing on clothing to building materials. It feels way more exciting to me and really broadens the conversation beyond our lovely fibershed choir.

Join us this Friday, October 24th from 12-1EST for

Join us this Friday, October 24th from 12-1EST for a presentation with Amy DuFault! Amy worked with us at Botanical Colors for 11 years running communications and FEEDBACK FRIDAY and we can't wait to get the band back together again.

Amy will be talking about the work she's been doing since she left two years ago including waste wool studies in the Northeast and wastewater work on Cape Cod. While waste is her jam, natural dyes and textiles always come into play. Come and learn, say hi and have some laughs.

The link is in our bio to sign up!

We are returning to Bali and Sumba for an amazing

We are returning to Bali and Sumba for an amazing journey of textiles, color and culture with @threadsoflifebali! Join us for an info session on our upcoming excursion to Bali and Sumba in May 2026. Tomorrow (Wednesday October 22) at 4PM Pacific, 7PM Eastern Registration link via Zoom is here https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PNNVsvVNRkubmCxc2AuyTg

This Sunday Visit, we visit with Jean Howe and Wil

This Sunday Visit, we visit with Jean Howe and William Ingram the founders of @threadoflifebali.

William Ingram and Jean Howe are co-founders of Threads of Life, a Bali-based social enterprise that has worked with over 1000 traditional weavers and their families in 50 communities on 12 Indonesian islands since 1997. Jean’s work has focused on the intangible culture embodied in Indonesia’s textile arts and, through handling thousands of the highest quality traditional textiles, she has developed a deep knowledge of the archipelago’s textile arts. As director of Threads of Life’s sister nonprofit, the Bebali Foundation, since 2002, William has led the organization’s support for sustainable cultivation and use of natural dyes by these same communities. He is the author of “A Little Bit One O’clock: Living with a Balinese Family”.

Head to our blog to read the full interview. If you're interested in our trip, please email bali2026@botanicalcolors.com.

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