The Great British Wool Revival with Harriet Fletcher-Gilhuys, Fashion Roundtable

In this episode of the Women in Wool series, I'm joined by Harriet Fletcher-Gilhuys from Fashion Roundtable. Harriet is the project lead for The Great British Wool Revival and is also working with the King's Foundation on an event in May 2026 to promote the use of British wool. If you're a designer, maker or brand wanting to work with British wool but not sure where to start, the Great British Wool Revival is the resource you need to know about. It maps the entire wool supply chain from sheep to spinning, dyeing, knitting and weaving and Harriet is here to walk us through exactly how to use it. In this episode we cover: What The Great British Wool Revival is and how to use it to find farms, spinners, dyers and manufacturers near you How to plan a traceable British wool supply chain from scratch, and why you should allow a full year from first conversation to finished product How to get around minimum order quantities by pairing up with other small designers Why the website is already being used in 80 countries and what that tells us about the global shift towards homegrown fibres The two-day wool summit at Dumfries House in Scotland bringing together farmers, designers, makers and policymakers, and how to get involved If you care about British farming, UK manufacturing and using fibres that actually grow on our hillsides, this episode will give you a practical look at how it can be done. About the Great British Wool Revival The Great British Wool Revival is a free online platform built to make British wool more accessible, from farmer through to finished product. Launched in September 2024 in collaboration with the King's Foundation and funded by Yoox Net-a-Porter, it maps the entire wool supply chain and includes a terminology guide, a directory of mills, spinners and dye houses, and step-by-step guidance for designers wanting to work with British wool. The Great British Wool Revival Website Fashion Roundtable website Instagram: @greatbritishwoolrevival 🚀 Ready to scale your UK-made brand? Apply for the British Brand Accelerator at makeitbritish.co.uk/apply Follow Kate @makeitbritish on Instagram

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The Great British Wool Revival with Harriet Fletcher-Gilhuys, Fashion Roundtable is an episode from Make it British Podcast by Kate Hills.

This episode is 29:33 long.

This episode was published on Apr 2, 2026.

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