local wardrobe - Flying Goat Farm

A Conversation with Ellen Hoch

by Lisa Check | Oct 10, 2022 | fibershed, local wardrobe, podcast

Ellen is a vibrant member of the Chesapeake Fibershed so I thought it would be fun to talk about the Fibershed movement. We also get into the difficulties there are with getting local yarn and fabrics, simply because our infrastructure is gone. There are some new...

WIP not Wednesday!

by Lisa Check | Jan 22, 2021 | fibershed, knitting

So I planned to do this blog on Wednesday, but you know….It was full of drama and pomp and circumstance, a few tears and a little nail biting. So here is my current, well one of them, project. This is my “Fibershed” sweater. It is all yarn made from...

Local Color–Walnut

by Lisa Check | Nov 20, 2020 | Dyeing, fibershed

I’m starting to do my natural dye experiments for a truly “Fibershed” yarn. The base is our new Polypay worsted. It is made from fleeces grown at a partner farm in Virginia and spun in Pennsylvania. First I gathered the whole black walnuts on our...

Podcast 11: Can Slow Fashion Save the Planet?

by Lisa Check | Oct 12, 2020 | fibershed

In this episode, Lisa talks about slow fashion: what is it and how can it help to heal our planet. She also introduces the Fibershed movement and their call to action. You can join our Wardrobe project in a special facebook group. Corosprine Sweater made with...

FO Friday Sweater Edition

by Lisa Check | Mar 13, 2020 | FO Friday, handmade, knitting, local wardrobe

I’ve written here before that I happen to be the slowest knitter in the world. And part of that is because I try things that are over my head. And then I have to take things out and redo. But even with that, I just finished another sweater that is still drying...