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Lani’s Lana: Sheep, Landscape, and Western Wool
Looking for soft, sustainable wool yarn? Check out Lani’s Lana!
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SUBLooking for soft, sustainable wool yarn? Check out Lani’s Lana!
Anne Choi knew shepherds who needed to sell wool and knitters who wanted to buy it. Using the fibershed model, she helped build a community in New Jersey.
Growing in the steel town of Cleveland, Ohio, the Rust Belt Fibershed draws on its industrious roots to deepen the influence of natural fibers.
Three fiber-centric partnerships are transforming the textile landscape by producing linen, a special, luxurious, plant-based option, in an eco-friendly manner.
Choose fiber thoughtfully, opt for natural and well-grown products as much as possible, and support local producers: three manageable goals for knitters and crocheters that will help fibersheds thrive.
If cotton is the king of cellulose fibers, then linen is the queen. In Northern California, farmers are working to bring back local sources of this fundamental fiber.