Farm to Fashion
Staff Reports
Take a look at the tag on your winter wool coat. Does it say where the wool came from? What type of sheep it was or who raised the animal? HandMade in America illustrates the fashions and home furnishings available from local textiles in “Farm to Fashion,” an exhibition on display through January 25 at the HandMade in America offices at 125 South Lexington Avenue, Suite 101, beside Storm Restaurant.
There are at least 5,000 fiber animals on more than 500 small farms in Western North Carolina. There are more than 400 fiber artists in the region. Fiber farmers, custom mills, and textile artists are ready to spread the word about the regional fiber economy by encouraging you to buy clothes and home furnishings that are locally raised and produced. Learn more about local textiles at the “Farm to Fashion” opening reception on December 16 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. There will also be two special screenings, at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., of Farm to Fashion, a documentary produced by Western Carolina University film students.
HandMade in America, 125 S. Lexington Avenue, Suite 101, Asheville. For more information please call (828) 252-0121.
