We are a quarterly print magazine, created to inspire and connect the contemporary fiber arts and textiles community. You can subscribe online or find single copies in over 300 Barnes & Noble stores and 200 Books A Million stores in the US. We’re also appearing at select Chapters stores in Canada. Each issue includes feature articles and editorial content that seeks to inspire, connect, and inform fiber artists, enthusiasts, educators, learners, arts professionals, and collectors.
We feature the most compelling work, ideas, and craftsmanship in the world of contemporary fiber arts and textiles. Fiber Art Now is a vibrant and growing community. We invite you to join us. Click here to learn how to subscribe.
The roots of Fiber Art Now lie in the online magazine, Valley Fiber Life (www.valleyfiberlife.com), which was started by Marcia Young in March of 2009. It began as a simple blog, created to post pictures from a local quilt show. From the beginning, it enjoyed steady growth each month, as we posted stories and sent out newsletters to this amazing community.
According to Marcia, “Very quickly, I realized that there were many fiber arts-related areas that I was compelled to learn about – imagine being able to contact fiber artists and fiber-related organizations such as alpaca farms, felting suppliers,
Advertising Director, Kathy Velis Turan, and Circulation Director, Peter Walsh
authors, and artists, engage them, learn from them, and then tell all your friends about it. That is really what I felt I was doing, each time I wrote a story, posted a new resource or sent out a newsletter. As time marched on, many contributors jumped in; their ideas, stories and art gave Valley Fiber Life a new dimension.”
The online magazine eventually outgrew its web presence, and the fiber arts community seemed hungry for a print magazine that could offer the community much more inspiration, connection, and support than a web site could. Thus, Fiber Art Now was launched in Fall of 2011.
Editor, Marcia Young, and Online Manager and Content Developer, Cami Smith
Each member of the Fiber Art Now team is committed to our mission of inspiring and connecting the fiber arts community, driven by their love of fiber arts, design, and publishing. The release of each issue marks a new standard for our growth as a publication and an organization, as we roll out more features and new ideas to our readers.
Can’t wait to see it! Best of luck.
Amy
Thanks so much, I can’t believe the interesting content that is waiting to be added to the first issue. Thanks again for your support, Amy.
Thank you. We’re so grateful for all the support and energy from the fiber arts community!
Received my first issue today and I am very pleased that I subscribed. I am so glad you are out there.
Judy! You are the very, very first subscriber to let us know that you received their copy!! I’m so very glad that you like it. That being said, we have already hired a designer, and our plans for the next issue include almost 10 more pages of fiber goodness! Thank you so much for leaving this comment, Judy.
Very excited for this new adventure!
Thank you for the good wishes, Heidi.
this is exciting! thanks for taking this on… i’ll help spread the word
Thanks so much. What an exciting time!!
There is so little publications on Fibers compared to a lot of the other art forms…..Thank you for blazing through to another path…I am so excited…and for your team!
Hi Marcia: Just checking out this LinkedIn Group for Fiber Art Now. My best wishes for success!
Peter
Hi,
I saw your Premier Issue at my FAN (Fiber Arts Network) group Christmas meeting today. Very impressive! I would like to subscribe. The person who showed us her copy said that she got a “deal”, because she subcribed early. Are you offering any initiatives for new subscribers?
I’m so glad you liked the magazine! We offered a free premier issue for new subscribers in early fall, but don’t have that deal anymore. However, I’m sending you an email separately, so please watch for it. Thank you! Best, FAN
Do you include much basket making in your magazine?
Gail, we have three dimensional work in each issue. Often it’s contemporary basketry.
Poor old crochet! It always gets left to be in the “and more.”
Annie, Good point! We love crochet, and don’t want it left to the ‘and more’ category!
Can we have access to the table of contents for this issue?
What a great idea! We’re going to print tomorrow, so I’ll have the designer post a pdf of the T of C. Watch this space! Best, FAN
Is the magazine available in bookstores in Canada?
As a matter of fact, we’re going to appear in select Chapters stores. We should have that list on the site within the next two weeks. Stay tuned!
Great news. Thanks.
When can we expect your Summer 2013 issue to hit the stands?
Monika, The Summer issue will be on newsstands by Mid-June.
Hi can you tell me where your magazine is sold in the UK
Hi, can you tell me where your magazine is sold in the UK?
Thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately, we don’t have any retail outlets in the UK yet.