WILD FIBERS MAGAZINE

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Mar 12, 2010

Wild Fibers Magazine

The mission of this magazine is to promote all aspects of the natural fiber industry including everything from raising yaks in Tibet or cashmere goats in the United States, spinning camel hair in the Gobi Desert, to knitting with yarn made from buffalo fiber, with specific emphasis on sustainable practices and cultural preservation, and the importance of the human touch.

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Spring 2010, Published by Linda Cortright, 84 pages.
Articles: Saving Incan Textiles - in the heart of the Peruvian Andes, Nilda Alvarea is Preserving ancient weaving tarditions that were nearly lost; To Russai With Love - changing careers from diamonds to goats in Lesotho (a former diamond digger now turned Angora goat farmer); Falling Fortunes - declining cashmere prices are creating hard times for Mongolia's nomads, but they have survived far worse. Complete list of features >>
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Winter 2009-2010, Published by Linda Cortright, 84 pages.
Articles: Coral Stephens Handweaving - in tiny town of Piggs Peak, Swaziland, weavers have been creating innovative mohair designs, with a little help from the king, for 60 years; Never Say Dye or how to change lives by changing the color of cotton; Hard Times in the Gobi - interest in baby camel fiber is on the rise, will the ship of the desert survive?; Appearing the Goddess - the river goddess is happy now in polluted and poisoned by toxic dye waste Pangang and Thailand, - handweavers started to use safe natural dyes; etc. Complete list of features >>
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Fall 2009, Published by Linda Cortright, 84 pages.
Articles: Dying for Gold - a journey to discover the secrets of Muga silk; Tradition in Motion - spinning in ecstasy for centuries, the Mevlevi whirling dervishes are distinguished by their handcrafted sikkes whose creation is an act of devotion as well; Kepenek Altinda Er Yatar - "beneath a kepenek lies a brave man". Complete list of features >>
Price: $8.95