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The Carloway Mill is an independent wholesale producer of Harris tweed in the village of Carloway and the smallest of the three existing Harris Tweed textile mills. It uses traditional craft machinery to produce a unique, individualistic and bespoke Harris tweed cloth.
The Harris Tweed Authority (HTA) is an independent statutory public body created by the Harris Tweed Act 1993, replacing the Harris Tweed Association, which was formed in 1910. The Harris Tweed Authority is charged with the general duty of furthering the Harris Tweed industry as a means of livelihood for those who live in the Outer Hebrides of ...
Dunn & Co. was founded in 1887 by George Arthur Dunn, a Quaker, who started by selling hats on the streets of Birmingham.Forty years later he had two hundred hat shops and as many franchises in other stores.
This James Pringle came up with the idea of opening a mill shop to sell tweed and tartan to the general public. [1] In January 2021, the retailer was rescued from administration, alongside The Edinburgh Woollen Mill. [2] [3] In March 2022, the retailer installed a system in one of its locations to assist visitors with dementia. [4]
He has been closely identified with regeneration of the Harris Tweed industry in the Isle of Lewis, where he lives, and is chairman of Harris Tweed Hebrides who were named Textile Brand of the Year at the Vogue.com Scottish Fashion Awards in both 2009 and 2011 as well as UK Textile Company of the Year at the UK Fashion and Textile Awards in 2013.
Harris Tweed woven in a herringbone twill pattern, mid-20th century. Tweed is a rough, woollen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture, resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is usually woven with a plain weave, twill or herringbone structure. Colour effects in the yarn may be obtained by mixing dyed wool before it is spun ...
Viyella logo. Viyella is a blend of wool and cotton first woven in 1893 in England, and the "first branded fabric in the world". [1] It was made of 55% merino wool and 45% cotton in a twill weave, developed by James and Robert Sissons of William Hollins & Co, spinners and hosiers.
Harris Tweed is a textile, made on Harris, Western Isles, Scotland. Harris Tweed may also refer to: Harris Tweed (character), a character in The Eagle comic; Harris Tweed, a character in The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde; The former name of the South African music group Dear Reader