Textile Lab

We're excited to share that our year-long collaboration with —made possible through the grant—is 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲!

In March 2025, NYFIC awarded our collaboration proposal with Seed2Shirt, a member of the Climate Beneficial Fiber Alliance, to develop a yarn blending our NYS Climate Beneficial™ wool and alpaca with upland cotton from Black-owned farms in Seed2Shirt's Climate Beneficial™ network.

Through this collaboration, we created woven yardage and two knit pieces that 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝘁—supporting 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 while helping 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 in both regions.

The fiber blend: 25% NYS Wool, 25% NYS Alpaca, 50% Upland Cotton.

This is a lighter, transitional-weight yarn designed to bridge seasons: breathable from the cotton, with warmth and gentle loft from the wool and alpaca. It’s made to feel substantial without being heavy—ideal for everyday wear from early fall through late spring.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who played a role in bringing this collaboration to life!

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We were snowed out of the Beacon Farmer’s market today, so we’re offering a surprise 10% discount on holiday items 🙌 Use code SNOW25 at checkout!

For local customers 👉 the is open! We were just snowed in, so please put on your snow boots and go and support our farmers and other local vendors today!

Many thanks for your support, everyone!

The three pillars of the Carbon Farm Network.

The fashion industry tends to reward excessive production, and to keep extractive practices far from the eyes of consumers and even from designers. The 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, and the way we structure our cooperative, is the exact opposite. We want to highlight and collaborate directly with our growers. We want to know who is growing, processing, and creating our yarn.
We don’t reward overproduction for the sake of lower prices. Instead, we work cooperatively to reach production minimums and to distribute costs according to each brand’s production needs.
Together, we create a regional system for sensible production - producing high-quality, local, traceable, Climate Beneficial™ Verified yarn.

Are you an independent local brand? The CFN might be the perfect fit for you - let’s talk!
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