March 8, 2025 9 am - 3 pm Texas Wool Week

Our Mission for The Fiber Gathering...

Providing a cooperative

Not every fiber producer raises wool, mohair or alpaca for retail. A strong collective can provide resources for a stronger circular economy from soil to fleece to goods. Not every fiber producer is a fiber artist and not every fiber artist understands breed types or species characteristics. Through online and in-person events, we can bring the farm to the table for discussion!

Sustainable Fiber

Sustainability is a hot topic these days as we look at every aspect of the fiber production. First you have soil enhancement from rotational grazing. From there you get a higher quality fleece when you add in higher quality grazing fields, minerals and grains. Quality fiber can be broken up in to three categories: compost, wearable goods and home goods. It's not just about the fiber a mill gets, but the story that goes with that fiber. Our goal is to connect our community from farm to table to wearable good.

Supporting Local Communities

Well, I think you get that now. We are here to support each other. There are several active fiber mills across the nation of varying size and purpose. Looking deep in to our communities, it's never a fluke that a mill started up in a fiber rich territory. Often it's the fiber farmer and rancher who adds value to their own business. The goal is to then create educational opportunities, trade school ideas, agricultural solutions, water resource and re-use ideas, composting for short term and long term and so much more. Understand how to grade your fiber just by sight and touch. See the possibility from fine fiber to rug fiber.

Texas is now back on the map as the largest wool producer because there's a movement to create a natural, sustainable lifestyle here. Saying "Texas Traceable Wool" or "Texas Traceable Fiber" is a goal we should all set! We move and shake as individual producers but need a strong community for building a better circular economy.

We are slowly developing resources for learning, but t's the obligation of the Producers, Shearers, Fiber Mills and the Festivals to also teach.

Teachers & Fiber Artists

We have a massive fiber arts community. You can meet many of these teachers through festivals and their local yarn shops and studios. If you are looking for a particular teacher, please do not hesitate to contact Jennifer for leads on where to learn!

Welcome to the Texas Fiber Gathering

Makers Faire

December Farm Gathering

Makers Faire is for learning, shopping, celebrating and enjoying!

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December Farm Gathering

Farm to Table, Fiber Arts, Ag Products and Inspired Ideas!

#fibershed #farmgifts #farmtotable

Farm Tours

December Farm Gathering

Farm Tours

Come visit The Sheepwalk and learn more about what we are doing. This collective was not born yesterday. This is a collective effort to build on our community and get more fiber to the table! Stay tuned for Shear Joy Fiber Mill owned by Krystin Salome.

March 8, 2025 9 am - 3 pm Texas Wool Week

March 8, 2025 9 am - 3 pm Texas Wool Week

Our Mission for The Fiber Gathering...

Providing a cooperative

Sustainable Fiber

Supporting Local Communities

Teachers & Fiber Artists

Welcome to the Texas Fiber Gathering

Makers Faire

December Farm Gathering

December Farm Gathering

December Farm Gathering

December Farm Gathering

December Farm Gathering

Farm Tours

December Farm Gathering

Farm Tours

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