Small Scale Fibre Production in Rural Communities
By Hannah Greatorex, 2024
Fellow’s Profile
Hannah Greatorex
Fellow’s Profile
Hannah Greatorex
Growing Sustainable Fabrics in Rural Communities
Fellowship
Themes
Focus
Helping farmers to diversify into small scale fibre production with support and community
Countries
Fellowship year
2023
Supported by
Locality
East Midlands
Biography
I am a textile artist, photographer and Founder of the Peaks & Plains Fibreshed. My Fellowship will explore small-scale fibre production in rural communities, focusing on wool and linen.
I intend to use my Fellowship to research successful operations in the USA and the methods used there. My experience of working within the textile industry and living in rural communities has shown a need for farmers in particular to be able to diversify into new areas such as fibre production.
I hope to provide a template for farmers looking to branch out, alongside the support they need to access the textile industry.
Ideas
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank the Fibershed network who provided me with many of my contacts in the US.
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
Ideas
Small Scale Fibre Production in Rural Communities
By Hannah Greatorex, 2024
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank the Fibershed network who provided me with many of my contacts in the US.
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
