Integrate cloth that heals into your practice.
about fiberhouse
Partnering with farmers, artists, designers, fiber folks, and scientists we are studying soil to soil methods. Starting from the seed or raw material we explore from farm to fabric – then back to farm. We facilitate hands-on learning experiences for people of all ages through our Connecting Through Cloth initiative and Residency program. Participants explore their inherent creativity through place-based art and design.
Fiberhouse Collective was founded by artist, researcher, and educator Nica Rabinowitz.
homestead + LIVING LABORATORY
canvas cabin
studio + residenceThis is 8-sided structure is designed by Red Sky Shelters and houses our textile studio and visiting residents
pups + outhouses
compost managementAthena is looking bigger these days as our onsite guardian along with house pup Bodhi
goats
on rotationAs part of our stewardship plan we rotate goats to clear kudzu and knotweed from paths and future building / garden sites
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pigs
rootingPigs are also on rotation, rooting kudzu and knotweed and clearing future pasture
kitchen garden
food + colorWe grow plants to eat, to dye with, and for home grown medicine
cover crops
mandrake radishWe throw seed after the goats, pigs, and chickens move through paddocks to add plant diversity and improve soil health
Fiberhouse residency program
Through the Fiberhouse Residency we hold space for individuals interested in creating cloth that heals with us on our homestead in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Residents have access to about 20 acres of land to wild harvest and a place to stay while they develop a collaborative project. We support two residents each year - one in the Spring and one in the Fall.
Residents host a workshop or worktrade in exchange for their stay.