KNITTER, SPINNER, hand-dyer, designer and entrepreneur Jenn Monahan runs the Fibreworkshop, a dyeing studio in mid-Norfolk. Here, she works with locally sourced Norfolk Horn wool and homegrown plant dyes to create beautiful hand-knitting yarns. Jenn also creates knitted items for film and TV productions, and her work can be seen in movies including Little Women and Darkest Hour. We chatted with Jenn about her mission to share her love of Norfolk Horn wool.
How did you come to set up your business?
“I started the Fibreworkshop in 2016. Prior to this I was an academic, researching climate change mitigation. I’ve always been knitter, but I had a go at spinning during a year in New Zealand - it was one of those life-changing moments.
“When we came back home to Norfolk I began to explore the diversity and history of sheep in the UK. I looked to source rare-breed fleece to spin direct from smallholders and
