Best Way to Experience the Fiber of Vermont:
Green Mountain Spinnery, Putney
To me Green Mountain Spinnery embodies the very fiber
of Vermont. Both the what and the how of the business
bring to life qualities we all associate with the state.
The shop itself has a down-to-earth, cozy warmth about
it. When you walk in, the vast array of yarns in beautiful
colors and textures surrounds you like fall foliage. A
friendly clerk (probably wearing a handknit garment) may
be quietly knitting. It feels like home.
The products sold at the spinnery represent interdependence,
personal and economic. Within minutes you learn that the
yarns displayed tell stories that thread back to rugged,
independent farmers who live close to the land and raise
their animals responsibly. The entire process, from farm
to fleece to spun fiber, is people-oriented, environmentally
friendly, democratic and waste-free. The same fleece a
farmer brings in for processing may become the vest worn
beneath a parka during the next lambing season.
Being connected to the earth is what Green Mountain Spinnery
is all about. I think the same can be said about Vermont.
- Barbara Brady Conn,
South Deerfield, Massachusetts
