Elizabeth has been raising some form of four-legged animals (sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas) and two-legged animals (chickens and geese) since moving to her current acreage near Weaverville in 2001. “ Hobby” is the important word in her farm name: this work is a passion for Elizabeth. She settled on Jacob sheep (heritage breed) as her primary stock and long wool breeds that include Border Leicester, Cotswold and Blue Faced Leicester cross. Elizabeth sells breeding stock, raw fleece, handspun and millspun yarns, roving for hand spinners, hand-dyed rovings and locks in her studio at Local Cloth. She also enjoys teaching beginning spinning workshops.

Donna started weaving with the Paumanok Weavers on Long Island, New York in 1982. She got a loom from her husband as a wedding present and continued with that group for over 10 years, even serving as Co-President for one year. Donna has also been a member of the Spinning Study Group of Long Island and a craftsperson at Hallockville Historical Farm Museum in Riverhead, New York. She created a summer camp crafts program for the farm and wrote a grant to teach colonial crafts to 4th graders in her home school district where she taught Special Education. In 2000, Donna started her own business, Donna Lee Fiber Arts, purchasing her first 2 alpacas while attending Rhinebeck Fiber Fair. She has taught at over 20 libraries on Long Island and offered workshops in knitting, painting on silk and felting. When she moved to Asheville, Donna worked at the Black Mountain Yarn shop for several years, teaching workshops there and at OLLI center at UNCA. Donna is currently an adjunct instructor at AB Tech. She teaches fiber arts crafts to Intellectually Challenged Adults in their Adult Basic Education Program. Donna is interested in sharing her crafts with the public and promoting fiber art and farming.

Jennifer grew up on a sheep farm in Marshall north of Asheville in Madison County. Her mother taught her sewing, weaving, spinning and natural dyeing in the late 1990s. Jennifer later learned knitting and crocheting to teach handwork at a Waldorf school. Jennifer has been practicing natural dyeing for 27 years, and plans to continue teaching and creating new products. Her favorite thing about teaching on this subject is the importance of protecting the earth. Jennifer’s business reflects her goal to protect the earth and keep her mother’s legacy alive. A Local Cloth Resident Artist since 2023, she focuses on naturally-dyed clothing and items for the home.