Karen Elting Brock is the editor of PieceWork magazine. Raised in a multi-generational household of makers, she learned to value handwork, creativity, and the wisdom of her crafting elders. While she has lived most of her life in Colorado, Karen loves to travel and has plied the back roads across six continents, studying traditional craft and traditional life.
In Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains, a solar-powered wool mill is transforming how yarn is made, linking artisan livelihoods, clean water, and the future of the land itself.
By bringing sheep back to her family’s Montana ranch, Kami Noyes has connected with knitters across the country through her yarns, fiber, and wool festival.
Whether it’s a swanky Airbnb on an alpaca ranch or an extended-stay work volunteer program, fiber farms around the world are waiting for you to join them.