36. From Seed to Shirt - A Brief History of Cloth

In this episode, we'll explore how cloth is made, the journey from fiber to fabric, and how that influences how clothes are made. As we trace the history of clothing, we'll discover how this technology has influenced just about every part of our lives.

This was the wormhole that led me to create my soft work intuitive garment design course (my plan was to more deeply study how clothing was made throughout time to connect it to how we can more easily make clothes in the current age and… what I ending up doing was studying everything from agriculture to mythology to pottery) but there’s so much interesting history that got left out that I wanted to share it here.

Mentioned in this episode:
FREE live class: 6 Secrets to Simple and Stylish Sewing
Soft Work: Intuitive Garment Design Course
Kassia St. Clair's "The Golden Thread"
E.W. Barber's "Women's Work"
Fibershed Article on ancient sheep