Ria Burns designs, dyes and makes the knitwear for the brand on vintage domestic hand flat knitting machines from their studio in Bristol. She also manages the dye garden situated at her home.
She graduated with a first in BA Fashion Design from Batley School of Art, where she chose to specialise in fashion knitwear. She also went on to get an MA in Textile Design at Bath Spa University.
Ria’s eponymous brand of botanically dyed, British wool knitwear was researched and developed during her time at Bath Spa and launched in September 2018 via a Crowdfunder campaign.
Ria is an active member of the Heritage Crafts Association and the Knitting and Crochet Guild.