ABOUT

MEET THE MAKER

The fibreworkshop was started by me, Jenn Monahan, in 2014. I’m a maker & wool obsessive. I live in a tiny place in Mid-Norfolk, UK.  Under big skies & in an open landscape of heaths & beaches.

When I’m not in the workshop making, you’ll find me in the garden.  Hands in the soil tending to the plants & crops. We try to live a self-sufficient life, growing as much of our own as we can. Living lightly.

My other, secret life, & love is costume.  I knit vintage hand knits for stage & screen.  You’ll see my work in The Darkest Hour, 1917, Little Women & BBCs Small Axe.

For me the fibreworkshop is about creating a sustainable, environmentally respectful & inclusive business. Promoting wool, sustainable textiles & regenerative agriculture through our products & practises. You can find our ethics & policies here.

MEET THE SHEEP

The Norfolk Horn is Norfolk’s indigenous sheep breed.  A rare breed with an amazing story that has deep roots in Norfolks own history & culture. You can read a brief summary of its story here.

We don’t keep sheep.  Our role is to support those that do.

It’s through my spinning life that my relationship with these knowledgeable, generous, & modest people gave me an awareness of their world & the problems they face. Small producers are excluded from the UKs wool market system. Many rare breed fleeces are perceived as worthless, a waste by product to be burnt or composted. This politicised me to do something to give this wonder fibre a meaning & value.

MEET THE WORKSHOP

The Workshop is my creative space in mid Norfolk but its more than that. 

The workshop is a place of experimentation in finding ways of living more slowly & sustainably.  It’s nothing fancy. But we have been working at this for 8 years now. The gardens have been worked organically & the regeneration has been spectacular.  Species rich & diverse but also productive.  A dyers garden, vegetables, herbs, an ‘orchard’ in a wild grass meadow, hedges thick with bees from our hives. And I forgot to mention the chickens. When I’m not making in the workshop or have my hands deep in the soil you’ll find me in one of the many sitting spots drinking a cup of tea, contemplating life in contemplation corner or just staring in awe & wonder at the life around me. 

It’s a place I want to share. 

So if the shop signs is out drop in. But better still to avoid disappointment contact me to arrange a visit.