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The Sunday Read
The Sunday Read is published twice a month (sometimes more, sometimes less). It brings the same global adventures and stunning pictures as Wild Fibers Magazine but with the convenience of online access and the addition of on-location videos.
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Linda Cortright
5 days ago7 min read
What Could Go Wrong with The View from Above
For the wild and the wooly, stilts—at one time—represented the mode of travel for the French shepherds of Landes
Linda Cortright
Jan 48 min read
Three Hundred Dollars and A Thousand Wooly Years In Your Soul
A view of Óli Kristian á Torkilsheyggim's farm in Toftir. When most people refer to a frightening incident at sea, they typically mean...
Linda Cortright
Dec 23, 20248 min read
My Family's Christmas Secret
My childhood Christmas didn’t look like yours. Of course, we had a tree and our “stockings were hung by the chimney with care” which...
Linda Cortright
Dec 7, 202410 min read
Trading Witches for Sheep in The Faroe Islands
“It’s not the destination, it’s the journey,” said no man ever while standing in the TSA line at JFK airport.
Linda Cortright
Nov 23, 20248 min read
A Daring Peek Inside the Shed
Magnus Petersen’s house sits on a hill above the village like a star atop a Christmas tree. On a clear day, and there aren’t many in the...
Linda Cortright
Nov 9, 202410 min read
The Land of Maybe Not—A Surprising Look at Life in The Faroes
My first day in the Faroe Islands the sun is shining and there is only a faint breeze infused with a gulp of salt air.
Linda Cortright
Oct 26, 20247 min read
For the Love of Cashmere, No Boys Allowed
In 1997, I had been raising cashmere goats in Maine for barely two years. Although they had been imported from Australia a decade before
Linda Cortright
Oct 12, 20247 min read
The Need for Galway's Wooly Pulpit
Blatnaid Gallagher talks about Galway sheep with more passion than a preacher trying to save your soul.
Linda Cortright
Sep 28, 20247 min read
Ireland's Native Sheep: Notable or Notorious
I was standing in the middle of a pasture in Ireland surrounded by several dozen fat white sheep, and I mean fat as in “You need to...
Linda Cortright
Sep 14, 202410 min read
The Lie that Saved My Life
There I was attending an Angora ram auction in South Africa’s Karoo, because the Karoo is the mohair capital of the world. Trust me.
Linda Cortright
Aug 31, 20249 min read
The Irish Yarn Goddess
Ériu was conceived not long after the birth of Zoe’s oldest daughter. She received a soft, handknit baby blanket from her grandmother ...
Linda Cortright
Aug 17, 20246 min read
A Chorus of Cussing in England's Lake District
This enchanted landscape is precisely the matter now at hand. In a world where nearly every topic magically winds around to climate change,
Linda Cortright
Jul 27, 20247 min read
For Heaven's Sake, Pack the Remote!
Benjamin’s partner, John Atkinson, turned-up within the hour. It was lunchtime and I haven’t met a farmer yet willing to miss a meal.
Linda Cortright
Jun 22, 20249 min read
Lake District Tweed's Dirty Future
Maria Benjamin has moved over 40 times in her life so far. However, for the foreseeable future, she intends to stay put. Since 2015,...
Linda Cortright
Jun 8, 20248 min read
Save a Bat ... Save a Sheep
In the world of mammals, bats are perhaps the most maligned and misunderstood. Often portrayed as leading characters in Count Dracula’s...
Linda Cortright
May 24, 20247 min read
Are British Sheep Just Goldendoodles in Disguise?
In 2023, the UK had 31.4 million sheep divided among 106 different breeds: some with long wool, some with short wool, some with lots of meat
wildfibers
May 11, 20246 min read
Just Shoot Me Now - An Unprecedented Trip to the Festival
Although it is the 20th anniversary of Wild Fibers, I am cautious about looking back for fear that I might dwell on the fact that 20...
Linda Cortright
Apr 27, 202412 min read
Up, Up and Away ... No, Thank You
It is the eve of Thailand’s Loy Krathong Festival (“loy” means to float, “krathong” means basket or vessel). It is one of Thailand’s largest
Linda Cortright
Apr 13, 20247 min read
Hill Tribe Textiles: The Curious Connection of Drugs and Dress
Chiang Mai still has rice fields—lots of them, but some might suggest it would be equally fitting to call it the “Kingdom of a Million Opium
Linda Cortright
Mar 30, 20247 min read
Hair You Go—Coiffed and Corrupt
The world of wild fibers casts a wide net, from the mighty muskox to the tiny silkworm. It even includes the downy undercoat of the fur...
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