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We’re Local. Wear Local.
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...
Here’s a snapshot of what we accomplished in 2025
4th Annual Sustainable Cloth Challenge: Palette of Place: A yearlong challenge to make or refashion clothing from our fibershed Fibershed Summer Book Club This summer, the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum were buzzing with color, creativity,...
Laying the groundwork for a revival of wool products and profitability
Fibershed and its regional affiliates are united in recognizing the need to create new products with under-valued and under-utilized wool types, and the need for more scouring facilities to prepare the fiber for new end uses. And sheep raisers across the nation...
4th Annual Gathering
On November 2nd, we met on the beautiful grounds of Shepherd's Hey Farm in Comus MD. The day was sunny and warm for November. But it was still cool enough to wear our sustainable fashion that we had made for the 2025 challenge. We began to gather and makers brought...
In the Spotlight: Wendy and Paul Smith of Lucky Clover Fiber Mill
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...
The Search for Nylon-Free Socks
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. ...
Winners all!
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 - it's...
The Chesapeake Fibershed Sheep to Shawl Team Returns to the MS&W Festival
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 Festival between...
A New Earth Day Challenge by Katie Mullen
Every Earth Day, we’re reminded to recycle, reduce waste, and take care of the planet—but how often do we think about the environmental impact of the clothes we wear? Clothing and textile production is often overlooked as an environmental issue but it’s one of the...
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