Folklore Fiber Arts

05/31/2026

05/29/2026

In a surprising twist for regenerative medicine, the secret to healing broken bones might be found in your sweater. 🐑🦴
Scientists at King’s College London have successfully developed a bone-healing material made entirely from sheep wool. The breakthrough centers on keratin, the structural protein in wool, hair, and nails, which was used to create a scaffold that tricks the body into rebuilding bone tissue.
In recent animal and laboratory trials, this wool-derived material didn't just support bone growth; it produced tissue that more closely resembled healthy, natural bone than any current synthetic or collagen-based alternative. Because wool is naturally renewable and often discarded as waste by the farming industry, this provides a cheap, sustainable, and high-performance source for future medical implants and surgeries.
The most mind-blowing part? The body gradually absorbs the wool scaffold as the real bone takes its place, leaving no foreign hardware behind. This discovery marks a massive leap for orthopedic surgery, offering a future where complex fractures can be "knit" back together using the same biological building blocks as a sheep's coat.
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News Source:
Science Daily – "Scientists turn sheep wool into a bone-healing material in a major medical breakthrough" (May 22, 2026)
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05/29/2026

Folklore Fiber Arts is open today at 59 Branner Ave. in Waynesville. The shop will be open from noon until 5 PM today, Friday, May 29, 2026.

Next week we will be at the Blue Ridge Fiber Festival in Sparta, North Carolina so will be closed on Thursday, June 4 and Friday, June 5.
We will reopen the following week on our normal days and times.

If you’re up for a little road trip, come to Sparta, North Carolina and check out the Blue Ridge Fiber Festival June 5 & 6. It’s a fantastic festival!

05/28/2026

I am so sorry, but due to unavoidable circumstances, I have to close the shop early today, Thursday May 28. It will be open from 1pm until 4pm only today. Our online shop is always open!

I am sorry for any inconvenience this may cause anyone!

Send a message to learn more

05/20/2026

I have 5 pounds natural/un-dyed (out of 27) of this gorgeous Shaniko top left! I am trying to decide if I should place an order for more now or later. Is anyone else interested ordering?

$3.50 per ounce if under 16 ounces
$3.25 per ounce ($52.00/lb) if over 16 ounces

Your can order through our website at folklorefiberarts.com
Pick up in person at Folklore Fiber Arts, 59 Branner Avenue, Waynesville, NC
Or at Blue Ridge Fiber Fest Sparta, NC June 5-6, 2026
(I do not have the hand-dyed top on the website yet. Please dm me for pictures if you are interested in hand-dyed)

05/19/2026

Looking for Recycled Sari Silk Top/Roving? We have it in two of the most popular colorways! Choose from Carnival (L) and Peacock Lagoon (R).

$5.65/ounce

Order from our website at folklorefiberarts.com or stop by the shop at 59 Branner Avenue, Waynesville, NC!

05/15/2026

We have 7 colors of Recycled Sari Silk Ribbon available!

100g skeins
$11.95 each (DM me for discounts on orders of 5 or more)

Order online at folklorefiberarts.com or buy in person at Folklore Fiber Arts, 59 Branner Ave., Waynesville, NC

05/14/2026

Natural Shaniko top. This fiber is absolutely amazing!

20.4 micron and soooo soft!

Available by the ounce.

15 ounces or less $3.50/oz
16 ounces or more $3.25/oz
Contact me for deeper discounts on over 4 pounds.

Shipping available, can be ordered at folklorefiberarts.com

Can also be picked up at Folklore Fiber Arts, 59 Branner Ave., Waynesville, NC

05/14/2026

Hand-dyed SW Merino x Neon Donegal neps yarn in 9 additional colors!

4 ply, DK, 231 yards

There are two skeins of each available, except for number 5; there is only one of number 5 available.

$18.00 each

Can be picked up in the shop at Folklore Fiber Arts, 59 Branner Ave., Waynesville, NC

Or ordered by dm’ing me 🙂

05/14/2026

Three new yarn colorways today!
85% SW Merino, 15% Neon Donegal neps! Neon!:)

4 ply DK
100g, 231 yd skeins
4 available in each colorway.
$18.00 each

From left to right:
Blackberry wine, Firefly Falls, Flame Azalea
Other colors available! I will show them in a separate post.

Available at:
Folklore Fiber Arts, 59 Branner Ave., Waynesville, NC

Or dm to order as these have not been added to the online shop.