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Did you know that the UN has designated 2009 as the International Year of Natural Fibres?  They’ve put together a terrific website with lots of information about natural fibers, where they are produced, what there impact is on local economies, the environment, etc. Very informative. 

They are also sponsoring some neat competitions going on at Keep the Fleece in conjunction with the UN effort. And the Hudson Valley’s own New York Sheep and Wool Festival (aka Rhinebeck) will be hosting an “International Day” on Friday, October 16.

In honor of the International Year of Natural Fibers I am giving away three copies of Shear Spirit: Ten Fiber Farms, Twenty Patterns, and Miles of Yarn. This is a lovely book filled with gorgeous pictures, inspiring stories and beautiful pattens. You’ll love it!

To enter, all you have to do is help me spread the word about the International Year of Fibers by directing people to this post. I think it’s so cool that the UN is doing this for fiber farmers and I want to see this post go viral! You can post about it in your rav groups,blog about it,  email your knitting group or phone your friends. Any way you can think of to spread the word is acceptable. Then come back here and leave a comment on the this post telling me what you’ve done. Easy-peasy, right?

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