16/06/2023
Garmology podcast: Fibre to fabric – With Mario Sierra of Mourne Textiles (S04E24 #124)
Today we head off to rural Northern Ireland to talk to Mario Sierra, third-generation weaver at the family-owned Mourne Textiles. While Ireland has long been known for its linen, Mario is concerned that after some parts of the linen industry were closed down around 30 years ago, the skills and technology to process flax are on the verge of being…