Graham Holbrook's guest appearances

Graham Holbrook

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Find out about an exciting recycled cashmere collaboration between three UK businesses.Dr. John Parkinson from iinouiio, Graham Holbrook from Turtle Doves, and Emma Mathews from Socko, share how the project came about, the importance of making in the UK and the possibilities of UK-made regenerated yarns in the future. Discover:04:41 How the collaboration came about between the 3 UK businesses10:15 Why it's important for businesses to consider the circular economy of their products12:19 Why British wool was chosen as a component of the socks alongside cashmere15:07 How the socks could be recycled when they become unusable24:25 Where the collaborators see the project going in the future28:34 The manufacturing process behind the making of the socks35:26 The possibilities for UK-made regenerated yarns being used more regularlyWatch the video interview on YouTube More SockoSocko WebsiteSocko on InstagramMore Turtle DovesTurtle Doves WebsiteTurtle Doves on InstagramMore iinouiioiinouiio Websiteiinouiio on InstagramStay in TouchBritish Brand Accelerator - Find out how you can work with me to build your British-made brandMake it British websiteJoin Make it British - become a member of our community and promote your business in our directory or UK-made brands and manufacturersMake it British on InstagramMake it British on YouTube - subscribe to my YouTube channel to watch many of the podcast episodes as videos.

Find out about an exciting recycled cashmere collaboration between three UK businesses.Dr. John Parkinson from iinouiio, Graham Holbrook from Turtle Doves, and Emma Mathews from Socko, share how the project came about, the importance of making in the UK and the possibilities of UK-made regenerated yarns in the future. Discover:<ul><li>04:41 How the collaboration came about between the 3 UK businesses</li><li>10:15 Why it's important for businesses to consider the circular economy of their products</li><li>12:19 Why British wool was chosen as a component of the socks alongside cashmere</li><li>15:07 How the socks could be recycled when they become unusable</li><li>24:25 Where the collaborators see the project going in the future</li><li>28:34 The manufacturing process behind the making of the socks</li><li>35:26 The possibilities for UK-made regenerated yarns being used more regularly</li></ul><a href="https://youtu.be/aL1nxHbzPWM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Watch the video interview on YouTube </a>More Socko<a href="https://socko.shop/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Socko Website</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sockoshop/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Socko on Instagram</a>More Turtle Doves<a href="https://www.turtle-doves.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Turtle Doves Website</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/loveturtledoves/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Turtle Doves on Instagram</a>More iinouiio<a href="https://www.iinouiio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iinouiio Website</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/iinouiiorecycledtextiles/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iinouiio on Instagram</a>Stay in Touch<a href="https://makeitbritish.co.uk/british-brand-accelerator/?utm_campaign=British_Brand_Blueprint&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=podcast_shownotes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">British Brand Accelerator</a> - Find out how you can work with me to build your British-made brand<a href="https://makeitbritish.co.uk/?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=podcast_shownotes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Make it British website</a><a href="https://makeitbritish.co.uk/membership-plans/?utm_campaign=Become-a-Member&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=podcast_shownotes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join Make it British</a> - become a member of our community and promote your business in our directory or UK-made brands and manufacturers<a href="https://www.instagram.com/makeitbritish" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Make it British on Instagram</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQtUJRPB7xtLsPlBQAXs0Sg/?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Make it British on YouTube</a> - subscribe to my YouTube channel to watch many of the podcast episodes as videos.

235 – Spinning a Good Yarn

In this episode, I'm chatting with Graham Holbrook from Turtle Doves, a company that recycles cashmere jumpers into brand new products, including their signature fingerless gloves, which sell over 200,000 pairs a year.Graham talks about how Turtle Doves manage teams of outworkers in the UK to make their products. And we also discuss an exciting new project that Turtle Doves are working on, which is reviving the lost manufacturing process of shoddying. If you don't know what shoddy is you will have to listen to find out! Discover:03:28 How Turtle Doves started and how they got into making accessories from secondhand cashmere06:05 How the manufacturing process has changed since the business has grown08:40 How the business manages hundreds of outworkers to produce their high-quality accessories17:32 What Graham believes has attributed to the success of Turtle Doves22:47 How Graham ensures a constant supply of cashmere and why the fibre is so important to the business25:04 The charity scheme that Turtle Doves has set up to give back to their customers26:35 How Turtle Doves has been working with a factory to bring back the lost manufacturing process of shoddy More Turtle DovesTurtle Doves on InstagramTurtle Doves Website Stay in TouchBritish Brand Accelerator - Find out how you can work with me to build your British-made brandMake it British websiteJoin Make it British - become a member of our community and promote your business in our directory or UK-made brands and manufacturersMake it British on InstagramMake it British on YouTube - subscribe to my YouTube channel to watch many of the podcast episodes as videos.

In this episode, I'm chatting with Graham Holbrook from Turtle Doves, a company that recycles cashmere jumpers into brand new products, including their signature fingerless gloves, which sell over 200,000 pairs a year.Graham talks about how Turtle Doves manage teams of outworkers in the UK to make their products. And we also discuss an exciting new project that Turtle Doves are working on, which is reviving the lost manufacturing process of shoddying. If you don't know what shoddy is you will have to listen to find out! Discover:<ul><li>03:28 How Turtle Doves started and how they got into making accessories from secondhand cashmere</li><li>06:05 How the manufacturing process has changed since the business has grown</li><li>08:40 How the business manages hundreds of outworkers to produce their high-quality accessories</li><li>17:32 What Graham believes has attributed to the success of Turtle Doves</li><li>22:47 How Graham ensures a constant supply of cashmere and why the fibre is so important to the business</li><li>25:04 The charity scheme that Turtle Doves has set up to give back to their customers</li><li>26:35 How Turtle Doves has been working with a factory to bring back the lost manufacturing process of shoddy</li></ul> More Turtle Doves<a href="https://www.instagram.com/loveturtledoves/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Turtle Doves on Instagram</a><a href="https://www.turtle-doves.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Turtle Doves Website</a> Stay in Touch<a href="https://makeitbritish.co.uk/british-brand-accelerator/?utm_campaign=British_Brand_Blueprint&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=podcast_shownotes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">British Brand Accelerator</a> - Find out how you can work with me to build your British-made brand<a href="https://makeitbritish.co.uk/?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=podcast_shownotes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Make it British website</a><a href="https://makeitbritish.co.uk/membership-plans/?utm_campaign=Become-a-Member&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=podcast_shownotes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join Make it British</a> - become a member of our community and promote your business in our directory or UK-made brands and manufacturers<a href="https://www.instagram.com/makeitbritish" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Make it British on Instagram</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQtUJRPB7xtLsPlBQAXs0Sg/?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Make it British on YouTube</a> - subscribe to my YouTube channel to watch many of the podcast episodes as videos.

218 – Recycling Old Clothing into Brand New Luxury Products, Graham Holbrook

Adam spoke to Graham Holbrook who is the co-founder of Turtle Doves, a rapidly-growing textiles business from Shropshire which is now expanding its production of knitwear items across the Midlands and how their sustainable products help those with Raynaud's disease.  https://www.turtle-doves.co.uk/ 

Adam spoke to Graham Holbrook who is the co-founder of Turtle Doves, a rapidly-growing textiles business from Shropshire which is now expanding its production of knitwear items across the Midlands and how their sustainable products help those with Raynaud's disease.  <a href="https://www.turtle-doves.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.turtle-doves.co.uk/</a>