Homogeneous forsterite gel fibers were drawn from viscous solutions prepared by sol-gel processing of alkoxide precursors. The dried fibrous gel was amorphous to X-rays, and commenced crystallizing into forsterite phase at temperature as low as 550℃. The infrared spectra on heating the gel fibers indicated that a further condensation might occur between the silanol groups and the decomposition of acetate ligand groups. Upon heating at 800℃, the forsterite ceramic fiber exhibited nanocrystals of approximately 20-30 nm in size and dense microstructure; further heating to l300℃ resulted in grain growth up to 0.3-0.5μm with a dielectric constant of about 7.2±0.6, at 1 MHz.