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Bristol Bites Back

Bristol Bites Back - Fruits & Roots of Radical Resilience in South-West England

A new e-book published by ARC2020 documents one community’s inspiring response to the COVID-19 crisis, written by Ursula Billington.


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An interview with Ursula Billington, unravelling the disconnect with where our clothes come from.

She spotlights some of the women working to pull the wool from our eyes in South West England Fibreshed.

Responsible producers like Ria Burns are teaming up with regenerative farms such as Fernhill Farm to spearhead a new appreciation of wool as a healthy, sustainable and valuable material.


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Ria Burns Knitwear is listed as one of Donna May Lynch’s Favourite Things in the new quarterly magazine FAIRE.


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A YouTube interview with Fruity Knitting, recorded during Shetland Wool Week 2019.


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Bristol 24/7 article from 2018 detailing my Masters collection and Crowdfunding campaign which raised funds to build my dye garden.


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Yorkshire Life Magazine, July 2015. Photo © Doug Jackson Photography

Click here to read the article online