“The National Geographic of the fiber world”
At her home in Maine, USA, Linda Cortright runs a small herd of cashmere goats. But each year her passion for “wild fibre” takes her around the globe, on the trail of sheep in the mountains of New Zealand, cashmere goats in Kyrgyzstan, and elusive wild guanaco in the high Andes. So begins an article featured on the International Year of Fibres website about Linda Cortright and the magazine she created, “Wild Fibers Magazine.”
Wild Fibers is a magazine dedicated to promoting all aspects of the fiber industry from every corner of the globe too. The stories of the fiber producing animals- an amazing range- and the shephards who raise them are rich with human interest. The photography is stunning.
Linda Cortright travels the world to find these herdsmen and women, understand their way of life and tell the world about them. She is indeed an advocate for the nomads, natives of various lands and artisans who generation after generation have raised fiber animals well, harvested the fiber and supported their families in this tradition. Ms. Cortright also tells of the artisanship and expertise of these people.
Amazing stories, many with a touch of Linda Cortright’s humor, and photography rivaling any found in National Geographic, make Wild Fibers Magzine fascinating from cover to cover.
Tags: Animals that produce fiber, International Year of Natural Fibre, Linda Cortright, Natural Fiber, Wild Fibers Magazine
