One of the highlights of my recent trip to Asheville North Carolina was a tour of the Echoview Fiber Mill in nearby Weaverville. Echoview spins domestically sourced natural fibers like wool, alpaca and mohair into beautiful, high quality yarns. They have a strong commitment to the community – sourcing some of their fibers from local farmers and priding themselves on being a living wage certified company. Their philosophy embraces environmental responsibility as well. Their facility is a Gold LEED certified building, they generate 50% of their electricity from solar, and they work to minimize and re-use their waste. That is the kind of company I can get behind! I hope to design with some of their unique yarns soon! (The photos below are curtesy of TripAdvisor.)
One of the cleanest, brightest mills I’ve ever seen!
You can buy some of their beautiful wool products in the mill store.
