RESOURCES

The National Mill Inventory seeks to illuminate textile mills across the United States and create an open-source tool that facilitates regional, regenerative fiber systems and collaborations between fiber producers, processors, designers and wearers. It is not a certification program, rather it is a resource that we hope serves as a starting point. If you are looking for more guidance, we are putting together a list of resources:

• On Fibershed.com you can learn more about soil-to-soil fiber systems and get to know examples of regional, regenerative textiles that build soil and community.
• The Fibershed Wool & Fine Fiber Book offers a tactile perspective of the Northern California Fibershed and includes information about local wool availability, breed characteristics, and more.
• Our National Mill Inventory summary report is available for download as a PDF here.
• The American Sheep Industry offers a list of contacts for wool processing from shearing through milling.
• Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator is a hub for ethical fashion and small business development
• Maker’s Row is a (for-profit) platform to connect American manufacturing and product development

Please contact us if you are a supply chain (raw fiber to finished good) consultant representing a rural community or suite of manufacturers in the United States; email us at nationalmillinventory@fibershed.com.

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