Founder Krystle Moody Wood served as moderator and speaker on Fibershed’s Wool & Fine Fiber Symposium: Following the Plastic Flow Panel.

Fibershed Panel Description:

“Our clothing doesn’t stay in our closest- the impacts of our material culture are evident in sea and soil.  In 2007, polyester became the most dominant fiber in world textile production (source: Tecnon Orbichem via Quartz).  In recent years, plastic pollution in the ocean has rallied global attention and local actions like banning plastic bags.  Yet this problem is so pervasive that 5 Gyres coined the term “plastic smog” to help us picture what’s coming out of our wardrobes and washing machines and into waterways, and even airways too.  At the #2020woolsymposiym we’ll go upstream to understand why and how the modern wardrobe is damaging life in marine ecosystems, how plastic-based clothing is connected to the fossil fuel industry’s ongoing carbon emissions, and how natural fiber systems provide a pathway to healthier material impacts and climate resilience.”

On November 12, 2020, Krystle Moody Wood served as both moderator and speaker for the panel focused on the lifecycle of plastics and their path from oil industry to our closest to our oceans. With deep knowledge in microfiber pollution research and solutions, as well as materials and textile science, Krystle wove the narrative between the following speakers:

Diane Wilson - 4th Generation Shrimp & Fisheries Advocate

Kirstin Miller - Executive Director, Eco City Builders

Diana Lin - Research Scientist, San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI)

Follow this link to Vimeo where you can purchase a pass to watch the entire 2020 Wool Symposium, including the panel mentioned above:

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/2020woolsymposium