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Sustained by a passion for fiber, Local Cloth is a volunteer-led non-profit network of dedicated to growing the local fiber economy in Western North Carolina and increasing awareness of and access to regional production and artisan practices. We feature textile artists, designers, fiber farmers, suppliers and small businesses working to sustain a thriving local textile economy and bring locally grown and made fiber products to consumers within and beyond the Blue Ridge.

🪢 Ever wanted to make your own hat bands, belts, or woven straps — but didn't know where to start?❤️ In Cardweaving on a...
06/02/2026

🪢 Ever wanted to make your own hat bands, belts, or woven straps — but didn't know where to start?

❤️ In Cardweaving on a Backstrap Loom, Local Cloth Instructor Jamie Sparks will walk you through the fun, portable craft of backstrap card weaving:
🫶 Learning the basics of card weaving with simple, accessible tools
🧶 Making solid progress — or even finishing your first project
🎒 Leaving with the tools and know-how to continue your card-weaving journey at home

3️⃣ Only three spots remain — don't miss your chance to jump in!

📅 Thursday, June 11 | 10:00am – 5:00pm
📍 Local Cloth Studio

➡️ To learn more and to register, please click the link below and head to Workshops!

https://ow.ly/YUTv50Z6RR0
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🌿 June at Local Cloth is full of ways to make, learn + connect!☀️ From hands-on workshops to beloved interest groups and...
06/02/2026

🌿 June at Local Cloth is full of ways to make, learn + connect!

☀️ From hands-on workshops to beloved interest groups and special events, there's something happening almost every day in our studio (and beyond!) this month.

➡️ Swipe through to explore:
🧶 Workshop Highlights: drop spindles, color theory, weaving, felting, bookbinding, mosaic knitting + more!
🥰 Interest Group Highlights: stitch circles, study groups, drop-in handwork + mending
🥳 Special Event Highlights:World Wide Knit in Public Day, Teen Sewing Camp, Two Roots Alpacas Farm Tour + Farm to Fabric Kids Summer Camp

Whether you're: picking up a new skill, returning to a favorite practice, or simply looking for creative community...
..there's a place for you here 🥰

☀️ Summer is just getting started — and there's no better time to make something with your hands.

📅 Check out the full calendar by clicking the link below:

https://ow.ly/iRt950Z6u39

🐑 Saturday in the Retail Shop — check out the newest fiber treasures!🌿 Step inside Local Cloth and you'll find Western N...
05/30/2026

🐑 Saturday in the Retail Shop — check out the newest fiber treasures!

🌿 Step inside Local Cloth and you'll find Western North Carolina's fiber community packed onto one floor — today featuring clothing, felted kitchen witches, ecoprinted stationery, and accessories. All made by the farmers and artists in our fibershed.

🧶 Whether you're looking for something to wear, something to give, or something just for you — our 60+ local fiber artists and farmers have you covered.

❤️ When you shop at Local Cloth, you're not just finding something beautiful — you're supporting a maker, a farm, and a creative community rooted right here in Western North Carolina.

🛍️ Open daily, 11am - 5pm
📍 408 Depot Street, #100 | River Arts District, Asheville
🅿️ Free parking on the street + lot across the street
💻 Can't make it in person? Shop our online store anytime, 24/7 — link below:

https://ow.ly/R3U450Z5REO

🧶 The 2026 Anything Fiber Sale is just about a month away — and we’re officially open for fiber donations! 🐑 If you’ve b...
05/28/2026

🧶 The 2026 Anything Fiber Sale is just about a month away — and we’re officially open for fiber donations!

🐑 If you’ve been sitting on fiber supplies you no longer use — yarn, fabric, wool, tools, anything fiber — now’s the time to bring them in! Every donation helps make the sale possible, and gives those materials a new home.

🏠 Our fiber storage space is open for drop-offs at 239 Amboy Road, Asheville (part of Carolina Powertrain):

📅 Wednesdays | 10am – 12pm
📅 Fridays | 2pm – 4pm

🫶 No appointment needed. Donations are accepted now through Friday, July 17th — the sale is July 25th!

😍 A couple of important notes: donations are not accepted at the Local Cloth Studio, and items left outside the facility outside of scheduled hours cannot be accepted. We’re so grateful for the space and want to keep it that way.

👋 Questions? Email [email protected]

🥰 Meet Sue Helmken — textile artist, educator, and one of our incredible instructors here at Local Cloth🧵 Sue brings 40 ...
05/27/2026

🥰 Meet Sue Helmken — textile artist, educator, and one of our incredible instructors here at Local Cloth

🧵 Sue brings 40 years of experience in weaving, dyeing, and teaching. Her path in fiber began at East Carolina University and has led her through studies with some of the most respected names in the field — Madelyn van der Hoogt, Alice Schlein, Barbara Cooper, Jozef Bajus, Holly Brackmann, and more. She also trained at the Penland School of Crafts and the Corcoran College of Art and Design.

🌱 Her work has been shown in juried exhibitions throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic — The Workhouse Center for the Arts, Sweetwater Center for the Arts, The Art League of Alexandria, and more. She also worked with Smithsonian staff on the Hyperbolic Crocheted Coral Reef project at the National Museum of Natural History.

🫶 Sue is teaching Learning to Read Weaving Patterns this June — a hands-on class for weavers ready to understand the logic of the draft:
📐 Drawing drafts by hand on graph paper
💻 Exploring patterns with a digital drafting program
🧶 Bringing your own patterns to work through
🔍 Breaking down any draft so you can read it with confidence

📅 Wednesday, June 10 | 12:00pm
📍 Local Cloth Studio

➡️ To learn more and to register, click the link below:

https://ow.ly/2glH50Z4Xxk

✨ Meet our newest intern, Valeska (she/her)!🎨 Valeska is a student at UNC Asheville studying Interdisciplinary Studies w...
05/26/2026

✨ Meet our newest intern, Valeska (she/her)!

🎨 Valeska is a student at UNC Asheville studying Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Arts and Markets — and she comes from a long matriarchal line of artists and creative minds, from classical musicians to oil painters.

🧶 She’s mostly self-taught in fiber arts and textile upcycling, with a deep passion for creating, community connection, and environmental sustainability. Her enthusiasm for learning fits right in here.

🦙 This summer, she’s working on something close to our hearts — rebuilding our fiber exhibit, lost during Hurricane Helene in September 2024. In partnership with UNC Asheville, that work is underway again, and we’re so glad to have Valeska’s energy and perspective as part of it.

🥰 Welcome, Valeska — we’re so happy you’re here!

UNC Asheville

🧵 Ever stared at a weaving draft and felt completely lost? You're not alone — and this class is exactly where to start.....
05/26/2026

🧵 Ever stared at a weaving draft and felt completely lost? You're not alone — and this class is exactly where to start...

🥰 In Learning to Read Weaving Patterns, Local Cloth Instructor Sue Helmken will walk you through the logic of reading and drawing weaving patterns step by step:

📐 Drawing drafts by hand on graph paper to build a real foundation
💻 Using a computer drafting program to explore patterns digitally
🧶 Bringing your own patterns to work through (welcome and encouraged!)
🔍 Breaking down the structure of any draft so you can read it with confidence

❤️ Whether you've been avoiding pattern instructions or you're ready to go deeper — this is the class that will change how you approach your loom!

📅 Wednesday, June 10 | 12:00am – 4:00pm
📍 Local Cloth Studio

➡️ To learn more and to register, please click the link in our bio and head to Workshops!

🌟 Meet Local Cloth Vendor Betty Ann Winters!🌿 Betty Ann is a fiber artist working primarily in Nuno felting — at times w...
05/23/2026

🌟 Meet Local Cloth Vendor Betty Ann Winters!

🌿 Betty Ann is a fiber artist working primarily in Nuno felting — at times weaving in stitching, weaving (literally), and snippets of vintage linens, ribbons, and fabrics cut from thrifted clothing.

🍃 Her work is rooted in the Japanese philosophy of Wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection. That permission to play, make mistakes, experiment, and fully relax into the work shows up in every piece she brings to the Shop.

✨ Why we love having Betty Ann here: her inspiration comes straight from the gardens and woods around her home and studio in the foothills of the North Carolina mountains — which means every piece carries a little bit of the WNC landscape with it.

🛍️ Stop by the Shop any day from 11am to 5pm and find Betty Ann's work!

🥰 All purchases from our Retail Shop go to both the fiber artists and farmers (who handcrafted the item or raised the animals that produced the fiber sold) and the work of Local Cloth — enabling us to continue providing programming and events that support our local fiber economy.

🛍️ Local. 🧶 Handmade. ❤️ One-of-a-Kind.

🌄 We are located in the heart of Asheville's River Arts District at 408 Depot Street, #100. Open daily 11am to 5pm.

🚗 Free parking is available on Depot Street and in the lot across the street.

🥰 These smiles say it all! Two shoppers stopped into the Local Cloth Retail Shop this week wearing pieces made right her...
05/22/2026

🥰 These smiles say it all! Two shoppers stopped into the Local Cloth Retail Shop this week wearing pieces made right here — by artists whose work fills our shelves.

🎉 And our Retail Shop is now home to 60 vendors!

🐑 Sixty makers. Sixty stories. Sixty pairs of hands turning fiber into something you can wear, wrap up in, or hang on your wall!

🫶 All purchases from our Retail Shop go to both the fiber artists and farmers (who handcrafted the item or raised the animals that produced the fiber sold) and the work of Local Cloth — enabling us to continue providing programming and events that support our local fiber economy.

🛍️Local. 🧶Handmade. ❤️One-of-a-Kind.

❤️ We are located in the heart of Asheville's River Arts District at 408 Depot Street, #100. Open daily 11am to 5pm.

🚗 Free parking is available on Depot Street and in the lot across the street. We can't wait to welcome you in! 🥰

🧶🌍 Save the date — World Wide Knit in Public Day is almost here! 🗓️ Saturday, June 13, 2026⏰ 11:00am – 5:00pm🎉 We are so...
05/21/2026

🧶🌍 Save the date — World Wide Knit in Public Day is almost here!

🗓️ Saturday, June 13, 2026
⏰ 11:00am – 5:00pm

🎉 We are so excited for our 2026 edition of WWKIP Day — and this year, we've got something extra special in the works: Mystery Knit in Public Project Bags!

🪡 What's inside each bag:
🧶 Yarn
🪢 Knitting needles
🪝 A crochet hook
🪡 A darning needle
📍 Stitch markers
❤️ A Local Cloth sticker
📜 Your pattern + a mystery location around town to go explore and knit at!

✨ Two ways to grab a bag:
🆓 Free Project Bag — everything listed above
♥️ $10 Local Cloth Tote Bag — same goodies PLUS a Local Cloth tote bag to keep!

🎟️ Bags are LIMITED, so register early! Pick-up will be at the front desk during open business hours on 6/13.

🔗 Register at the link below — and tell us, where will you knit in public this year?

https://ow.ly/vlek50Z2vX7

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408 Depot Street, #100
Asheville, NC
28801

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+18287745134

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