The Local Cloth Studio Fund Raiser - Ends 12/16/24

On September 27, 2024, Local Cloth, located in the heart of Asheville's River Arts District, was flooded with muddy waters from the French Broad River, which was swollen to a record high of more than 24 feet above flood stage by Hurricane Helene. It was a nightmare.

Sustained by a passion for fiber, Local Cloth is a volunteer-led non-profit network of fiber artists, farmers, small-scale fiber processors, educators and fiber enthusiasts, dedicated to growing and supporting the local fiber economy in Western North Carolina and increasing awareness of and access to regional production and artisan practices.

The negative impact from Helene has reverberated throughout the organization, disrupting retail and workshop operations, damaging equipment and tools, and wiping out entire collections from fiber artists and farmers. Some of our Resident Artists lost everything.

However, if you know fiber art, then you know that you can create something beautiful from old, damaged pieces of cloth, strengthening what was there originally and offering it a new life. This is also true for our space. If you are familiar with fiber farmers, then you know that strength and perseverance run in their veins. This is true of our community. Hurricane Helene did not destroy our community; our community will help us rebuild the space that we have come to call home.

To help us raise money for this work, we are offering our Resilience + Hope Sheep T-shirts for purchase.

We began using the sheep image after Helene as a reference point for hurricane-related information. Yet, it has come to represent so much more - creativity, connection and community - core components of our cloth that cannot be washed away. The sheep reminds us of both resilience and hope - messages that keep us going, as we continue down the long road of rebuilding - together. Your purchase will support these rebuilding efforts. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Printed on Volunteer Tees, made right here in Appalachia with ethically sourced cotton.

Product Specifications:

VL100 Volunteer Knitwear All-American Tee: Click here!