Sophie Hetherington Heywood’s business, ‘The Peg Loomer’ was focused on sustainability from the very start when she first learnt how to use a peg loom at an off grid community […]
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Meet the Northern England Fibreshed at Heron Corn Mill
Meet the Northern England Fibreshed – Wednesday 10th July 2024 2pm-4pm (arrivals from 1:30pm) Do you work with natural fibres and/or dyes in Northern England? Are you interested in future-proofing […]
Read MoreSeed Blessings 2024
What will happen if an international community of textile growers unite to sow good intentions together? Let’s find out! Join a global gathering of textile growers and enthusiasts for a […]
Read MoreEarth Rests
Find your ‘Earth Rests for Autumn’ meditation here The relatively new ‘regenerative’ buzzword involves principles inspired by traditional and indigenous wisdom, a common feature of which is having a better […]
Read MoreWelcome to the Northern England Fibreshed
After 3 years volunteering as founder/coordinator of North West England Fibreshed and working solo to build awareness of Fibershed principles amongst textile professionals in the region and beyond, I’m happy […]
Read MoreThe Flax Map
Are you part of the linen revival in the U.K.? Are you wondering how we can create midscale processing equipment without costing the earth? Do you believe collaboration rather than […]
Read MoreHomegrown Homespun: Field to Fabric
A lot has happened since August 13th when a group of around 30 volunteers came to Higher Audley St in Blackburn to help pull and lay out our flax. It […]
Read MoreHomegrown Homespun: Harvesting Humility
The term “humility” comes from the Latin word humilitas, a noun related to the adjective humilis, which may be translated as “humble”, but also as “grounded”, or “from the earth”, since […]
Read MoreHomegrown Homespun Textile Crafts: the bridge between farming and fashion
This article is a celebration of natural materials, the environment that produced them and the people who’s skills transformed them into a beautiful banner, on site at the Homegrown Homespun […]
Read MoreHomegrown Homespun – Sowing Regenerative Fashion
Growing Jeans On Friday 23rd April 2021, the Homegrown Homespun project planted it’s first textile crop of flax and woad on disused land beside the historic Leeds to Liverpool canal, […]
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