I’m thrilled to announce North West England Fibreshed’s collaboration with fashion designer Patrick Grant and the British Textile Biennial. Our idea seems simple: grow flax for linen and woad for […]
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Introducing The Sewing Café Lancaster
Sewing Café Lancaster promotes wellbeing and advocates for sustainability. We believe in connecting with people across the community, to share skills, to reuse, repair and reduce. In addition to offering […]
Read MoreIntroducing hand weaver Ali Sharman
Weaving, computing and a bit of an awakening People often ask me why I started to weave and it’s a question that I struggle to answer. To be honest, I don’t […]
Read MoreWelcome to the N.W. England Fibreshed
After an initial enquiry in March 2018, the North West England Fibreshed became an affiliate of Fibershed.org in May 2020. Now, 6 months later, I’m reflecting on these first preparatory […]
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