National Nonprofit day is August 17, 2024. This year we wanted to celebrate by sharing more about Local Cloth’s impact on the community! Our vision is “A regional fiber system that is healthy, abundant and sustainable, where farmers, designers and artists make a living wage.”

Let’s breakdown the impact by the numbers! 

In 2023:

105 - the number of new members who joined Local Cloth.

443 - the total number of active members.

13 - the number of new vendors who joined the retail shop.

59 - the total number of active vendors in the retail shop.

$135,115 - the total number of sales from the retail shop.

70% - the percentage of each sale that goes directly back to our local fiber artists and farmers. 

89 - the number of workshops taught.

631 - the number of workshop attendees.

103 - the number of Interest Groups.

14 - the number of fiber artists and farmers who participating in our Spring Artisan Market.

26 - the number of artists who participated in the inaugural Twelve-by-Twelve Textile Show.

$1,200 - the amount raised by the first silent auction at the closing celebration of the Twelve-by-Twelve Textile Show.

6 - the number of supporting groups who contributed to the mission of Local Cloth: ArtsAVL, Buncombe County Government, the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Fibershed, WNC Communities and The Community Foundation of WNC.

Our community at Local Cloth has continued to grow each year, and that growth puts resources back directly into our local fiber economy. If you want to be part of our community, become a member. If you want to support our work, donate now!