Bringing the Supply Chain to Life with California Cloth Foundry
(WorldNews Environment)

Written & Photographed by Kalie Ilana Cassel-Feiss From the land where the cotton is grown, to the spinning mills where it becomes yarn, to the manufacturing facilities that form fabric and fashion; from the hands of the farmers to the mill workers, from dyers to designers, and makers to wearers, Lydia Wendt works from this eagle-eyed vantage point, carefully coordinating and collaborating with each person and place involved. Gracefully bringing together all the elements of locally grown, milled, and made organic fabric, her work takes shape with California Cloth Foundry: textiles and apparel in collaboration with nature. Lydia, a New Yorker by birth and an apparel designer for the last...