
Future Fibres - Is fibre’s future rooted in its past? Panel Discussion
WHEN
Sat 02 May 2026
8:15pm - 8:45pm
8:15pm - 8:45pm
AGE RESTRICTIONS
All ages welcome
TAGS
Festival
Talk
Hosted by Abigail Wastie: Heritage, craft & fibre
Hear from local growers, farmers, makers and businesses navigating the opportunities and challenges of working with natural fibres including Derbyshire wool and Riddings flax.
Panellists include:
Richard Spencer, 4th generation Derbyshire Sheep farmer and British wool board rep bottle feeding lambs at the age of 4, read more about him here.
Laura Collier UK based, global luxury brand knitwear product developer
Tim Clarke production manager at John Smedley
Hosted by Abigail Wastie from Thread of Life.
