Mill Tour & Farmer/Designer Meetup

Mill Tour & Farmer/Designer Meetup

We are excited to finally announce a Farmer/Designer meetup in Cornwall, which will take place back to back with a tour of the Natural Fibre Company spinning mill.

We will meet at the Natural Fibre Company at 16.45 for an hour's tour of the mill with Beki Gilbert, after which participants will need to make a 10 minute drive to The Orchard Centre in Launceston where South West England Fibreshed will host the evening meetup. We will create a friendly and supportive space for facilitating new connections between farmers and designers from South West England who are interested in creating textile and fashion product from natural fibres and dyes sourced from the region. The aim is to foster collaborations that can help farmers diversify into fibre/fashion products and enable designers to work with regional resources.

The meetup conversations will draw on the beautifully illustrated Farming Fashion: Wool guide, launched by the SWE and SEE Fibresheds in 2024. Participants will have access to the guide at its printing cost of £5 + £2.70 postage. The orders can be placed on-line via the above link (Please use the code FFATCOST at checkout).

The evening will be hosted by Liz Parker of SWE Fibreshed.

Refreshments and hot food will be provided.

Entry is on a donation basis according to a sliding scale - please read suggested donations and pay accordingly as we are operating this year with minimal core funding.