Word of the Week: Garman
Today’s Harris Tweed® word of the week is ‘garman’ or ‘crann’. The ‘garman’ refers to the warp beam that sits at the back of the loom. This delivers the warp…
Today’s Harris Tweed® word of the week is ‘garman’ or ‘crann’. The ‘garman’ refers to the warp beam that sits at the back of the loom. This delivers the warp…
Harris Tweed® Word of the Week: Clò Clò Mòr or Clò Hearach (literally Big Cloth or Harris Cloth) is how we refer to Harris Tweed® cloth in Gaelic. Watch more…
…cutting to sheep dog demonstrations to traditional wool dyeing to hand warping – this is a treasure trove of living history. Facebook: Seaforth Harris Tweed Email: iainm4665@gmail.com Photography: Alison Johnston/Encompass…
Continuing our sheepy-theme from last week, today’s Gaelic phrase is all about shearing. Thank you to Rebecca Hutton of Taobh Tuath Tweed for helping us with these….
This ceangal/connection piece – from island mill Harris Tweed Hebrides – is very close to our heart because it explores the journey that brought us – the Harris Tweed Authority…
…with pride from generation to generation of the island’s community. A rèir an lagh, feumaidh an Clò Hearach air fad a bhith air ullachadh ann an Innse Gall agus chan…
Look sharp! This tiny ringed plover effortlessly skirts the surface of the water. Fluidity of pattern combines with the crisp lines of monochrome. Make a striking statement with this Harris…
…moment like this, but oh, the rewards when we stop, look closer and find Nature looking back! Photography: Deer/Lewis Mackenzie Harris Tweed® cloth/ Alison Johnston/Encompass This Harris Tweed® cloth comes…
Bold colours cheer a bleak landscape. This shieling’s owner knows a little colour pick-me-up is sometimes all we need to brighten up a dull day. So too, the green, red…
…Although most of the wool comes from the Scottish mainland, in the early summer, the island communities join together to round up and shear the local sheep, which are dotted…