by Marian Bruno | May 9, 2026 | Sustainable Cloth Project
This year the Chesapeake Fibershed is continuing it’s Sustainable Cloth Challenge with its “We’re Local. Wear Local” campaign. As always, the challenge is about raising awareness of locally made clothing and home textiles and why that matters. In past years the...
by Marian Bruno | Aug 19, 2025 | Farms, Uncategorized
Wendy Smith was at the Maryland Sheep & Wool festival about 5 years ago and loved being near the fiber. A lightbulb went off and she started to plan a fiber business. In 2022, Wendy and Paul Smith started Lucky Clover Fiber Mill. Starting...
by Marian Bruno | Jul 14, 2025 | Sustainable Cloth Project
by Susan Skalak, Ringadal Farm My search for nylon-free socks began in Bainbridge Island, Washington, a lovely island located across the sound from Seattle. I was born and raised in the deep south, and therefore I don’t don’t have a lot of tolerance of cold weather. ...
by Marian Bruno | May 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
It was great weekend at the 52nd annual Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival. Spending the weekend talking about local fiber with fiber enthusiasts is always a win-win. Add in meeting up with fiber friends and getting to shop beautiful yarns and artisan goods –...
by Marian Bruno | Apr 26, 2025 | Events
One sheep, one shearer, three spinners, and one weaver work together to shear, card, spin, and weave a 22″ x 70″ shawl in three hours for the annual Sheep to Shawl Competition. We invite you to join us on Sunday, May 4th, at Maryland Sheep & Wool...
