Harris Tweed's orb trademark has been officially recognised as a coat of arms. For years, the mark has identified tweed made from cloth woven by hand in the Western Isles with wool yarn from ...

Tweed got its name by accident in 1826 in Hawick, when a merchant’s label on a shipment of wool tweel (the Scottish term for twill) bound for a London milliner was misread and confused with the ...

He said: “I thought a really great accompaniment to that ambition would be a jacket made of Harris Tweed - a fabric that is all 100% British wool as well and made in the UK.

Using local wool and natural dyes, islanders had been weaving the fabric for their own use for centuries, but it wasn’t until the mid-1800s that Harris Tweed became a sought-after textile ...

Hutton is an independent producer of Harris Tweed. To earn that designation, the cloth must be wholly spun, dyed and handwoven in the Outer Hebrides from 100 per cent pure Scottish virgin wool.

The appeal of Harris Tweed to a brand such as visvim is thus self-evident. Hiroki Nakamura’s label presents four pieces made from genuine Harris Tweed: the Dotera Coat, Hopiland Blazer, Nome P.O ...

Harris Tweed's orb trademark has been officially recognised as a coat of arms. For years, the mark has identified tweed made from cloth woven by hand in the Western Isles with wool yarn from ...