Common Cloth CIC uses fibre-crafts alongside flax and natural dye plant growing as well as urban foraging to recover lost or forgotten knowledge and resources. Seed by seed, thread by thread, hue by hue we want to reconnect local people and communities to land, cloth and colour.

We are dedicated to fostering wellbeing, community cohesion and a liveable future for our families and communities.

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News & Events

  • Coming up 17th and 19th September 2026

    This week, as well as our regular volunteer sessions, we are at two events: Pollinate at Niamos and The Big Welcome at Norther Roots. Pollinate is back at Niamos on Thursday 17th September after an summer break. Doors open at 6 and tickets are available on Skiddle. Common Cloth will be there with the first…

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  • Try it and see …

    Outside it’s feeling autumnal after a long hot summer. This morning I’m supposed to be at the Boiler House woodworking group getting Steve’s expert help to make flax heckles. However, it’s my second day trapped at hope with a horrible, horrible virus – too poorly to do anything useful, but not yet sick enough not…

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Summer

In Your Words

“That was the perfect thing for me today, thanks!

You’re brilliant at creating nurturing and informative workshops.”

“It was so exciting opening our steamed parcels and revealing the amazing colours of our cloth.

I’d love to do it again.”

“I try to go every week now as I find it so relaxing.

It gives people a supportive space to grow, make friends and feel part of a community.”

*September 2025 to August 2026