The Natural Fibre Company
Spinning Mill
Providing a wide range of processing services and support, to help our customers add value to their wool, alpaca or mohair fibres.
If any/ what have been your challenges with working with British wool and a local way of working? The variety of breeds all being very different can be challenging to process and to achieve what the customer would like. Managing customer expectations is challenging!
Do you finish onsite? If not, is it convenient or what would be your ideal situation? yes we finish yarns here but not fabric or finished pieces.
Do you find that customers are becoming more interested in British wool? Yes, very much so.
Do you find a lot of push back in industry in terms of working with British wool? No
On a scale of 1- 10 (1 being the lowest and 10 excellent) how much do you think your business has improved in the below areas as a result of good working practices and environmental standards?
Waste Production - 8 (off-cuts, production)
Plastic Pollution - 6 (packaging)
Water Wastage - 7 (dyeing and finishing)
Energy Consumption - 7 (shipping, machinery etc)
Do you have any hero farmers or people in your supply chain you would like to highlight? Maria Benjamin at Dodgson Wood, Nancy Nicholas and Katie Allen from Loopy Ewes.