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2. Donegal tweed - Wikipedia

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   Donegal Tweed Label in a flat cap. Donegal tweed is a woven tweed manufactured in County Donegal, Ireland. Originally all handwoven, it is now mostly machine woven and has been since the introduction of mechanised looms in the 1950s-1960s. Donegal has for centuries been producing tweed from local materials in the making of caps, suits and vests.

3. Magee of Donegal - Wikipedia

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   To this end he collaborated very closely with the Irish fashion designers Sybil Connolly and Irene Gilbert, who helped promote Donegal tweed to the wider fashion industry.In 1962, the company designed and produced green tweed uniforms for Aer Lingus. In 1966, Temple also established a large factory in Donegal Town manufacturing ready-to-wear ...

4. Sport coat - Wikipedia

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   A sports coat or sports jacket comes in a variety of fabrics such as wool, tweed, linen, corduroy and cotton. The most classic style of a sports coat is made from wool, in particular tweed . In Ireland, Donegal tweed is famously made in the Irish County of Donegal and used for sports coats and jackets.

5. Tweed - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

6. Flat cap - Wikipedia

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   The hat is also known in Ireland as a paddy cap; in Scotland as a bunnet; in Wales as a Dai cap; and in the United States as an English cap or Irish cap. Various other terms exist (scally cap, [ 1 ] cabbie cap, driver cap, golf cap, [ 2 ] longshoreman cap, ivy cap, jeff cap, [ 3 ] train engineer cap, sixpence, etc.) Flat caps are usually made ...

7. Irish clothing - Wikipedia

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   Irish Tweed is a woven fabric incorporating multi-coloured neps - scraps of wool said originally to have been swept from the floor under the looms at the end of the day, and incorporated into the next day's weaving. In the past, much weaving was done in the home, with the fabric being delivered to a broker.