Showing posts from category: knitwear
Monday, 5 February 2018

Collingwood-Norris: Knitwear Made in Scotland

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Collingwood-Norris is a knitwear company based in the Scottish Borders. It was founded in 2016 by Scottish knitwear designer Flora Colling...
Friday, 20 October 2017

A Visit to Johnston of Elgin's Hawick Knitwear Factory

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I've been privileged to visit Johnston of Elgin 's mill in Elgin, where bales of wool and cashmere are dyed, spun and woven into cl...
Saturday, 17 December 2016

Wallace Sewell Scarves: Made in Britain

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Wallace Sewell designs fabrics and scarves in the UK. Their Bauhaus-inspired asymmetric blocks of colour, given texture with stripes, dots ...
Wednesday, 27 April 2016

Glenbrae: technical and stylish knitwear made in England

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I am constantly surprised at the technical advances our clothing manufacturers make in the UK. Part of the reason for that surprise is tha...
Monday, 25 April 2016

Featherweight spring/summer cashmere sweater from Johnstons of Elgin

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These featherweight cashmere sweaters, knitted in Johnston of Elgin's factory in Hawick, Scotland, are made of extremely fine cashmere,...
Monday, 21 March 2016

Three British-made knitwear brands to watch: Khunu, Tailor Retailored & Just Wool Textiles

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With the cold weather set to be with us for a while yet, and the prudent man carrying knitwear even during the summer in case of evening ch...
Monday, 21 December 2015

Plum - Royal alpaca knitwear made in Britain

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Businesses making knitwear in the UK are now quite common, but few, like Plum of London , use Royal alpaca from South America, a fibre whi...
Wednesday, 9 December 2015

Fraser Knitwear scarves: made in Shetland - a Grey Fox photoshoot

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No matter how good your coat and hat, you're always going to feel the cold without a good scarf. Fraser scarves are made in the Shetla...
Friday, 4 December 2015

Check Me Out: luxury scarves for Christmas, made in Scotland

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I've known Holly Pressdee and her love of tweed for a while. But until very recently she'd kept quite about a new venture, Check Me...
Thursday, 19 November 2015

Interview: Ally Bee Knitwear, made in the UK from British wool

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Ally Bee makes scarves, gloves and armwarmers for men and women. They are made from wool from British alpacas and blue-faced Leicester shee...
Sunday, 15 November 2015

Ten reasons to wear a roll neck this winter

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The roll neck, polo neck, turtle neck jumper sometimes gets a bad press. Don't let that put you off. As can be seen from this surprisin...
Thursday, 22 October 2015

N. Peal: cashmere knitwear - the Spectre of luxury isn't just for James Bond

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N. Peal's knitwear has received much coverage for the part it plays in the new James Bond Film, Spectre . Whatever you think of this (...
Friday, 22 May 2015

Video: Peregrine Clothing made in England from British wool and fabrics

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Knowing my love for British-made menswear (and factory visits), family-owned Peregrine Clothing, founded in 1796, have kindly given Grey Fo...
Sunday, 10 May 2015

Spring & summer knitwear from Realm & Empire, made in Britain

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The recent spring cold snap shows how true is the old saw, 'Ne'er cast a clout 'til May is out'. Whether 'may' refe...
Friday, 10 April 2015

Friday Favourites: Johnstons of Elgin knitwear for spring & Bedroom Athletics slippers

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Johnstons of Elgin From Johnstons of Elgin comes Scottish high quality knitwear and these two jumpers are ideal for those chiller days on ...
Wednesday, 21 January 2015

Country of Origin: knitwear hand-framed in Scotland

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I had the opportunity to try some beautiful knitwear hand-framed in Scotland recently when the good people from Country of Origin asked me ...
Wednesday, 10 December 2014

Quinton & Chadwick: knitwear designed and made in Britain

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I've crossed paths with knitwear designers Quinton & Chadwick several times. Most recently, I saw their collaboration with Dashing...