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Harris tweed, herringbone pattern. Harris tweed (Scottish Gaelic: Clò mór or Clò hearach) is a tweed cloth that is handwoven by islanders at their homes in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, finished in the Outer Hebrides, and made from pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides. This definition, quality standards and protection of ...
A John Ryan panel from the 1959 Eagle Annual No. 8: Harris Tweed in Man Eater!. Harris Tweed was a British comic strip series, fully named Harris Tweed, Special Agent, later retitled Harris Tweed – Super Sleuth, which appeared in the British comic strip magazine The Eagle (1950–1962).
A John Ryan panel from the 1959 Eagle Annual No. 8: Harris Tweed in Man Eater! After meeting Marcus Morris at his wedding, Ryan first created Captain Pugwash as a comic strip for The Eagle in 1950, although the strip was dropped after three months as it was felt to be aimed at younger readers than the target audience.
The Countess had inherited 150,000 acres (610 km 2) of the Dunmore estate on the "island" of Harris in 1845 when her husband died. [3] At the Edinburgh Exhibition of 1886 the socks from Harris won first prize and Harris Tweed won the prize for their excellence of manufacture.
Eagle was designed to entertain and educate its readers; although a typical issue might contain such characters as Cavendish Brown, Harris Tweed, Jack O'Lantern, Storm Nelson and Luck of the Legion, it also included a special news section, a sports page, and school stories.
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 ...
For Autumn-Winter 1987/88, Westwood showcased the 'Harris Tweed' collection which launched her long-standing relationship with the Scottish cloth, Harris tweed, and the Harris Tweed Authority. The collection is often credited as being instrumental in reviving its use as a fashion fabric, thereby boosting the local industry.