The exciting new BIPOC in Fiber website
Help celebrate the talents of the BIPOC community
We’re thrilled to announce that BIPOC in Fiber will soon be launching a website highlighting the work of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour working in the fibre community; from knitters, crocheters, weavers, yarn bloggers, indie dyers, writers, tech editors and more. This marks an exciting new chapter for what began as the POC Designers and Crafters List started in 2018 by Jeanette Sloan on her blog – jeanettesloan.wordpress.com. “Our remit is to celebrate the talent of BIPOC working with fibre and to improve the representation of BIPOC in the fibre industry.We hope the website will be the first port of call for anyone to use, whether it’s a publication looking for a tech editor, a consumer looking for an indie dyer, or a student looking to interview a knitwear designer. All BIPOC working in and with fibre will have the opportunity to be included for free, thereby enabling them to be recognised and rewarded for their work; something we believe is long overdue,” Jeanette explains. She continues, “Building a website isn’t easy or cheap, so we have taken the decision to launch a crowd-funding campaign. My hope is that these positive, practical steps will improve the industry for everyone, making it as richly diverse as the community it serves and that the legacy of BIPOC in Fiber will serve both the industry and community for many years to come.”
The crowdfunder has now closed but you can support the project at www.bipocinfiber.com using Paypalme.