05/09/2026
There’s so much creativity hidden in our little corner of Cumbria, and we’ve decided it’s time we started sharing some of it with you. 🤎
First stop: Farfield Mill, just up the road from The Green, and the studio of our friend Katriona.
Katriona is a handweaver, working from a tiny loom in Studio 4F. Her inspiration comes from the landscape around her - the fells, tarns, rivers and ever-changing skies of the Howgills, as well as the wild seascapes of the Hebrides.
We asked her to create something especially for The Green Cumbria, using our autumnal colour palette.
The result is this beautiful, richly textured fabric, woven from local Cumbrian wool and a mixture of new and end-of-line yarns from Huddersfield and Ilkley.
Even the backing fabric has a story - it’s deadstock, surplus fabric that might otherwise have gone to landfill. The cushion pads are handmade from calico and filled with British wool.
So we get some rather beautiful new cushions for The Green, but more importantly, we get to showcase the talent of someone who lives and works right here on our doorstep.
And this is only the beginning.
We’ve got a few more little collaborations in the pipeline with local makers - including a rather lovely squirrel made from the remnants of this very fabric, and a project with another talented maker working from Farfield Mill.
We love the idea that, little by little, The Green can become a place where you not only come to stay, but discover a little more about the people, skills and creativity that make this corner of Cumbria so special.
More to come… 🌿