Nature's Way

Daphne of The Fibre Co. delights in creating gorgeous, natural yarns and colours inspired by the Cumbrian hills around her home

- Kate O’Sullivan

TUCKED IN the rolling hills of Cumbria are The Fibre Co. Headquarters - or more accurately, Daphne Marinopoulos’ current home. Originally, The Fibre Co. was based on the working waterfront of Portland, Maine in the USA, where the company produced luxury yarns in its mill. Since its establishment in 2003, The Fibre Co. has grown to an internationally stocked yarn brand - and yet most of the new product ideas are dreamed up in Daphne’s kitchen, overlooking the Cumbrian hills.

For any designer or maker who has met Daphne or worked with The Fibre Co., the news that most of the business is created in Daphne’s home won’t come as a surprise. The products from The Fibre Co. are luxurious and inspiring, but it’s a hands-on approach that infuses the brand with warmth and personality. On The Fibre Co. blog, models stand gazing out over moody skies, wrapped in beautifully designed shawls while the words speak directly to any lover of fibre. One post states, “This month is for YOU” and calls to knitters to meditate in their stitches with a few favourite designers as inspiration. At the heart of The Fibre Co. is the same desire that there has always been: the wish to connect with the enthusiast maker and see where a love of fibre can take them both.

Down at the mill