We have just launched a ew tour along the Mekong River, beginning in Ho Chi Minh City and ending in Siem Read with a visit to Angkor Wat and the local silk farm. We will travel onboard the small (28 -passengers) and luxurious Mekong Princess enabling us to access some of the more remote destinations.
Filled with fascinating stories, fabulous photos, interviews and videos from around the world, the Sunday Read also offers the same editorial content as Wild Fibers Magazine and tour discounts!
"The Eye of Fiber" is a stunning coffee table book with stories of unusual natural fibers from Karakul sheep in Namibia to shepherds at odds with the Romanian Parliament.! Additionally, "Twisted Tales" offers in-depth and comical stories including Afghanistan's opium farmers and the jungles of Swaziland.
Wild Fibers became known as "The National Geographic of the fiber industry." We are proud to have a timeless collection or articles and images going back to 2004 for you to enjoy.
Our online shop is always changing with handmade items that span the globe including jewelry from Swaziland and Merino yarn from the Falklands. Many pieces are one-of-a-kind and sellout quickly. We take particular pride in our selection of cashmere items, working exclusively with only a handful of families in Kashmir, India.
The Pangong Craft Center opened its doors in 2015. In partnership with Konchok Stobgais. the center's goal is to provide a living wage to semi-nomadic women in India's High Himalayas along Pangong Lake (15,000ft). We have now trained more than 150 women to handspin and knit cashmere from the goats their families have raised for generations.
Wild Fibers editor, Linda Cortright, has been lecturing on the natural fiber industry for more than 20 years. Her presentations are a combination of history and firsthand experiences, complimented by a stunning collection of images. She enjoys speaking to small groups in person or via Zoom, and large conferences.
In honor of the United Nations “International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation,” we are offering a variety of events for people to engage and educate the fiber arts community and beyond, including a global fiber arts competition to help support nomadic impacted by rapidly melting glaciers.
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