Coldharbour Mill visit...

Posted by Zoe Fletcher on Tuesday, May 19, 2015


I was lucky enough to have a little break away in Cornwall a few weeks ago, and on our way back up North we took a little detour to visit Coldharbour Mill. We got there just in time for a quick tour around by the lovely (and very knowledgeable) Ian. He took us through the whole Worsted process and the history behind each machine. It was a fantastic mill, and was in the middle of spinning up some beautiful modern yarns for a knitwear designer's final collection (i'll keep my eyes peeled and link it in when they are released!). It was fantastic to see the history and skills honed over generations being used in a very  modern context! Well worth a visit...






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ABOUT ME


Zoe Grace Fletcher Currently undertaking a PhD at Manchester Metropolitan University within the MIRIAD post-graduate department, I am beginning a practice based academic journey into British wool fibres and new technologies within knitwear design. Graduating with Distinction from a Masters in Fashion and the Environment at London College of Fashion, specialising in hand-knitting and the British Wool Industry, I have worked on a number of knitwear collections (personal and external companies), whilst freelancing and researching for a number of exciting projects. My work revolves around the idea of sustainable fashion from a knitted perspective and the different ways to achieve this incorporating the ideas of slow fashion into mainstream society. I love knitting. And wool. And double sided sticky tape.

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