Producer Directory

The Fibreshed Producer Directory showcases our community of agroecological textile and dye growers, processors, makers, educators and manufacturers working within the 12 counties of Northern England; Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cumbria, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Durham, Tyne & Wear and Northumberland. If you’d like to join our community, view the eligibility criteria here.

Directory

Ali Sharman

Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LW

Ali Sharman specialises in hand and mill woven tweed for clothing, working primarily with British wool using localised production

Jane Flanagan Textiles

Bolton, Lancashire

Jane Flanagan is a weaver and teacher of handwoven textiles with almost 30 years of weaving experience.

Kate Schofield

Forest of Bowland, Lancashire

I use fleeces from high nature value, low intensity farms in Lancashire, spun into yarn in Derbyshire using minimal processing.

Knapp Textiles

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Textile consultancy firm specialising in the promotion of rare and native British breed wool research and creative business collaborations.

Laura’s Loom

High Brigflatts, Sedbergh, LA10 5HN (By appointment only.)

Founded in 2002, Laura’s Loom produces weaving yarns and woven cloth, sourcing wool directly from farms in Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales.

Lazy Kate Textiles

Ophir, Liverpool Marina, Coburg Wharf, L3 4BP

Cathy Wright is a spinning teacher with over 15 years experience using specific breeds from small producers and farmers.

Northern Yarn

9 Middle Street Kings Arcade Lancaster LA1 1LE

Northern Yarn is a wool shop in Lancaster, specialising in locally sourced British Yarn, with their own line produced from local flocks.

Sewing Cafe Lancaster

Claver Hill Community Growing Project, Ridge Lane, Lancaster LA1 3JY

Sewing Cafe Lancaster is a grassroots project that advocates for an ethical textile industry and sustainable textile practices

Shear Delight

Dodgson Wood Nibthwaite Grange Farm Near Ulverston LA12 8DB

Shear Delight is the wool brand of Dodgson Wood, a Lake District family farm that keeps rare and native breed sheep and cattle

The Peg Loomer

Somewhere along a towpath in Northern England!

Woven and felted creations hand-crafted from my narrowboat, using locally sourced wool from small farms in and around Saddleworth.

The Wild Dyery

Studio 6, 3 Wood St, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside, CH47 3AG

Justine Aldersey-Williams, natural dyer, consultant and teacher offering live and online tuition in botanical fabric dyeing.

Whitehall Studio

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

Whitehall Studio is a luxury knitwear brand that values quality materials, sustainability, craftsmanship and original design above all else.