Welcome to Montana Fibershed

Connecting Montana Folks with Montana Fiber

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Our Mission

Montana Fibershed is a grassroots, non-profit organization that supports Montana-based natural fiber and dye systems. We seek to connect producers to end users of fiber, to encourage new and strengthen existing textile manufacturing systems in Montana, and to do so in regenerative and sustainable ways that support the health of our people, our soils, and the landscapes and economies that sustain us.

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What is a Fibershed?

Just as a watershed defines an area which serves as a catchment and drainage for a given landscape, funneling rainwater and flowing water to a common outlet, a fibershed is a geographically defined area in which fiber resources (wool, flax, hemp, cotton, etc.) are produced and then used by the people living within its boundaries.

The fibershed movement seeks to connect individuals and businesses to their local fiber resources, thus reducing energy expenditures associated with the transport and processing of fibers, while at the same time strengthening local communities through building connections, fiber economies, and sustainability within the textile system.

The Montana Fibershed encompasses all of the state of Montana and includes a diverse fiber base and a thriving community of weavers, spinners, processors, artisans, and businesses who benefit from our state’s locally-grown fiber. "A Fibershed is a geographical landscape that defines and gives boundaries to a natural textile resource base. Awareness of this bioregional designation engenders appreciation, connectivity, and sensitivity for the life-giving resources within our homelands." (from fibershed.org)

From Our Blog

Flax Findings - 2025 through the present

At the start of last year, winter of 2025, a friend and I decided to combine our skills and start a long-term flax study to monitor how it grows best in our chilly, arid Montana climate. I am a seamstress passionate about all things natural fiber, and most importantly, linen. My good friend Sonia is a farmer and natural fiber enthusiast herself, with access to plots at a farm in Paradise Valley, Montana. It felt only natural that, combining our shared passions and resources,

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Bottle Babies

Spring is the time of flowers, green grass, random snowstorms, and lambing. With lambing comes the inevitable: Bottle Babies. Babies and bottles are naturally connected after all. But these aren’t human babies, obviously. They are sheep/goats that for one reason or another need milk, and mom is not involved.

Jon Moore

Apr 93 min read

Not Just Slow; but ANCIENT Fashion

Fast fashion is a term we use at Montana Fibershed to describe the rapid fire change over in the modern fashion industry. For example, Forever 21 is a model built on fast fashion; sometimes turning over inventory as much as once a week. The trend creates happy consumers, but at a high cost. Fibershed prefers to think about slow fashion. A term that applies to regenerative choices in the industry. Fashion is “slow” not only for the time it takes to create, but also how long it

Jon Moore

Nov 18, 20253 min read