There isn’t one answer. Some small-scale fiber producers harvest their wool clip for sale to fiber enthusiasts; a few have a soup-to-nuts operation, transforming their farms’ fiber into finished products that they then market. One or two have launched into a farm-branded fabric with designers producing high-end goods for the luxury market. But the majority […]
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Holiday shopping in the Chesapeake Fibershed
Thanksgiving has passed, the weather has turned colder, and the holiday gift-giving season is just around the corner. I’m already behind on my holiday shopping. How about you? My inbox keeps filling with ads and offers from major retailers and for every email I delete, it seems that two pop up in its place. It’s […]
Read MoreAn Invitation to Explore by Kerstin Zurbrigg
The Chesapeake Fibershed is looking to explore in community an earth centered practice of finding colors for our textiles from within in our landscape. Our intent is to open our dialog and the beginning of a series of invitations and forays into the colors of our local landscape. Our journeys will take a seasonal tone […]
Read MoreA visit to Blue light Junction and the Annex Garden at Hidden Harvest Farm with Kerstin Zurbrigg
Tucked away in an almost shell-like architectural spiral of brick alleyways, in the heart of one of Baltimore’s residential neighborhoods lies a treasure of innovative community magic. Kenya Miles, artist, teacher, and visionary entrepreneur is pioneering a space for the intersections of making, teaching and co-creating with plants. Kenya is the initiator of an organically […]
Read MoreNatural Dyes – Where to begin
There’s a lot of information about using natural dyes. With so many books, blogs, and workshops available it seems a bit daunting to figure out where to start. To the rescue comes our own Janet Garman of Timber Creek Farm who will be the featured speaker at the July 18 Chesapeake Fibershed online meet-up. Janet […]
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