Fiber Arts Subscriptions with USA Sourced Wool — Why Small Farm Fiber Matters
supporting the USA small farms and mills with my fiber arts subscriptions
Why I Source Fiber Differently — And What That Actually Means for Your Subscription
When I started spinning in 2014, I did what most new spinners do. I signed up for the popular subscription boxes. The ones everyone was talking about. They were beautiful — genuinely, the colorways were stunning — but something always felt a little off. The fiber was fine. Consistent. Generic. Month after month, the same base, the same feel, no real story behind where it came from or whose hands had touched it before mine.
I kept spinning. And as I started building Feral Scene, I started building something else too — real relationships with the people actually growing and processing fiber in this country. Small farms. Family mills. Operations where someone answers the phone and knows their flock by name.
Around 2018, I took over stewardship of a project called My Local Wool, originally founded by Ashley Martineau. The whole premise was simple and radical at the same time — connect spinners directly to local and regional fiber sources. Not bulk. Not imported. Not anonymous. It was one of the most meaningful projects I've been part of, and it taught me more about the American fiber industry than anything else could have.
Then covid hit. The local markets that My Local Wool was built around went quiet, and eventually online fiber commerce absorbed everything. The format became redundant. But the relationships didn't disappear — I kept them. The farms in Virginia, the mills in North Carolina, the small boutique producers scattered across the country that I'd spent years getting to know. I folded all of that into Feral Scene's subscriptions and kept going.
That's the foundation everything here is built on. When you subscribe, you're not getting fiber pulled from a bulk catalog. You're getting what I've curated from a sourcing network I've tended for nearly a decade — domestic, intentional, and as varied as the farms themselves.
That also shapes the format options. Most subscription boxes offer braids. Just braids. I offer braids, batts, and bundles that combine both — because spinners aren't all the same, and the fiber prep you reach for says something about how you spin and what you're making. A dyed braid and a natural batt are entirely different creative experiences, and you deserve access to both.
I'm not trying to be the biggest fiber subscription out there. I'm trying to be the most considered one — the one built by a small family business, supporting other small family businesses, in service of something I genuinely believe matters.
Fiber arts are ancient. The knowledge embedded in this craft — in the breeds, the preparations, the techniques — is irreplaceable. My larger passion has always been fine arts promotion in the broadest sense, and the fiber arts are a living part of that tradition. What I'm doing with Feral Scene is my contribution to bringing that heritage forward — making it accessible, making it beautiful, making it something a new generation of makers can find and fall in love with online, the same way I did.
Every subscription supports that. When you subscribe to Feral Scene, you're supporting the farms and mills I work with directly. You're helping keep rare breeds and regional fiber traditions visible. And you're part of building something I want to still be here — still growing, still teaching, still connecting makers to the source — for a long time to come.
That means more to me than I can adequately put into words. And I don't take it lightly.
If that resonates with you, I'd love to have you as a subscriber. Browse the current Feral Scene fiber subscriptions and find the one that fits how you spin.
Who doesn’t love a surprise in the mail? With our new subscription service, you can sign up yourself or a loved one to receive a mystery package of delightful fiber goodness every month. You’ll be billed monthly and the box will arrive shortly after.
Inside each box, you’ll find approximately 2 oz of luxurious, hand-dyed spinning fiber from our talented team of fiber artists. Our fiber blends include:
Extra soft merino wool
Bamboo
Faux cashmere
Silks
Angora rabbit
Silky kid mohair
And other exotic, hand-dyed fibers
Each batt is about 2 oz of soft, colorful, and natural wool.
Join the fun and add a touch of mystery to your spinning projects!
Subscribe now and enjoy the luxury of hand-dyed fibers delivered to your door each month.
We can't wait to share our passion for fiber arts with you!
Our team of fiber artists and our small farm friends are thrilled to introduce the Monthly Spinning Fiber Subscription, crafted with an eye for design. This special package, which I originally created for personal friends and fellow fiber enthusiasts, is now available to you!
Here’s what you’ll receive each month:
4 oz Hand-Dyed Braid: Hand-dyed by our talented dye team, featuring our classic soft merino/rambouillet blend from a historic mill in the USA.
2 oz Mixed Fiber Batt: Made from unique and natural fibers, including selections from small USA farms like those in our Natural Beauty Bundle.
1 oz Batt or Rolag: Created from luxury fibers, hand-dyed and blended by our skilled fiber artists.
Our most loved spinning fiber subscription. A little bit of everything!
Great for gifting.
Totaling 7 oz of premium spinning fiber, this subscription is designed to inspire your creativity every month.
The spinning fiber subscriptions will be sent out around mid-month, ensuring you have a regular supply of beautiful fibers to work with.
Join our community and elevate your spinning projects with our hand-picked, high-quality fibers!
We’re excited to introduce the Natural Beauty Fiber Bundle Club! Thanks to our valued connections with small farmers, we’re able to share these exclusive, high-quality fibers with you. Each month, I will carefully plan and create a unique bundle of natural wool and locks sourced from small farms.
This subscription allows you to incorporate unique, hard-to-find fibers into your existing stash while discovering new aspects of the fiber world.
Everyone loves a surprise in the mail! By subscribing to this service, you or a loved one can look forward to receiving a mystery box each month. You will be billed monthly and receive your box shortly after.
Fiber Examples:
Shetland
Cormo
Alpaca
Babydoll
Gotland
Merino
Rambo
Cotswold
Each month, your box will include:
2oz batt
We encourage you to share your creations with us! Join our community on Facebook in the Handspun Yarn Love group, and on Instagram with the hashtags #craftyhousewifeyarns and #feralscene.
Join the Natural Beauty Fiber Bundle Club and enjoy exceptional fibers delivered to your door every month!
Do indie dyed braids make your heart skip a beat, they’re so fluffy and full of possibilities…. Then this is the monthly subscription for you. Every month I’ll be designing a custom color way just for that month so it will be seasonally appropriate and on trend.
We’re so proud of our hand-dyed braids. I wanted the perfect easy to use and inspiring fiber option for beginners and advanced spinners alike. Roving braids are very popular for a reason. We wanted braids that would live up to our standards here of supporting small farms and mills. These braids are from a small USA Farms and Mills with Ethical treatment of the Sheep. You will be billed once a month and will receive your box later that same month.
4oz braid
USA Sheep and Mills
Hand Dyed in Small batches by our dye team
fun monthly limited edition colorways
Wool is super soft Merino ,Ramboullet, Shaniko, Targhee or similar breeds between 19-23 Mircons. We are very picky on our fiber quaintly both for being ethically & locally sourced but also for superior softness and spinablility.
This is a monthly subscription that you can cancel at anytime. If you receive and charge and would prefer not to receive a box that month as long as you let us know with in 3 days of the charge we will even issue your refund for the same month. We really want this to be fun and enjoyable for everyone.
Please share your creations with us on facebook in the hand spun yarn love group and instagram tagged #craftyhousewifeyarns or #feralscene
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