Fishing Season
The famous ‘herringbone’ pattern often seen in Harris Tweed® designs has its origins back in the ancient Roman Empire and is inspired by the bone structure of, you guessed it,…
The famous ‘herringbone’ pattern often seen in Harris Tweed® designs has its origins back in the ancient Roman Empire and is inspired by the bone structure of, you guessed it,…
The Definition of Harris Tweed®: Part 4 Taken from the Harris Tweed Act 1993, Harris Tweed® is a tweed which has been: “FINISHED in the Outer Hebrides” Harris Tweed® cloth…
There’s something fishy going on this Throwback Thursday! “Roddy & Noe – Half and half – 1987” Photograph by DI MacArthur Spot a familiar face in any of our archive…
The Harris Tweed Authority would like to congratulate the award-winning Scottish fashion designer Siobhan Mackenzie on the beautiful Team Scotland tartan outfits she designed for the Commonwealth Games 2022. Siobhan,…
A Closer Look at Harris Tweed® Series: Part 1 ‘Freshly shorn Blackfaces carefully commute to pastures new, their former fleeces rolled, tucked and bound for sale and perhaps spinning. Not…
Throwback Thursday! They don’t make meeting locations like this any more! “Union meeting at mill Fachie in charge – Aug ’97” Photograph by DI MacArthur Spot a familiar face in…
…a staple of the industry for years to come.” Daniel, who began his student placement at the end of May, was a fantastic addition to the team and we will…
The orange hues of a North Atlantic sunset swirl over Stornoway Harbour and the moorland hills. This beautiful Harris Tweed® shawl comes from the Carloway Mill. To find a full…
…your favourite scenic Hebridean spot? From the land comes the cloth. Featured Harris Tweed® fabric was handwoven for island mill Harris Tweed Hebrides. Visit the ‘Buy Harris Tweed’ page for…
A Closer Look at Harris Tweed® Series: Part 2 “Like guitar strings of glorious colour, the warp threads of wool to be woven begin to dance as the loom turns…