HARDY Cumbrian hill farmers and the sheep who have grazed the fells for generations are helping to weave the Lake District into life. Timeless tweed patterns, inspired by eight Lake District valleys, ...

“Beautiful objects are the most practical that they can be,” observed Ernie O’Malley in his Aran Islands diary Nobody’s Business, noting the great beauty of whitewashed island cottages, everyday dress ...

It is worn by celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna, showcased at Florentine and Parisian fashion shows and decorates everything from upmarket handbags and hotels to US motorcycle jackets.

SCOTS going to the polls on 18 September voting aye or nay for independence will have many factors to weigh, but not, perhaps, the authenticity of tweed. Yet a new legal settlement unveiled today may ...

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A textile mill whose tweeds have been worn by Taylor Swift, Madonna, and King Charles III will mark the 200th anniversary of ...

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