The Art of Angora

Heather will share the history and practice of raising angora rabbits for fiber production. She will discuss uses for the “King’s Fiber” and share the variety of techniques for harvesting preparing, spinning and weaving with angora.

Heather Cotterman is a textile artist that creates art quilts, hand dyed homespun art yarn, hand woven pieces and sculptural silk. Heather runs a small fiber farm that includes angora goats that produce mohair, angora rabbits that produce angora woolens, chocolate blue faced Leistcher sheep that produce a luxurious longwool, and fine southdown wool. Heather’s studio, Agile Threads, is at Cottonwood Center of the Arts.