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From banker to weaver: A Scottish island Harris Tweed industry experiences a renaissance

"When you see tweed on the runway, you don't expect it to come from here," joked 38-year-old former banker Alexander MacLeod as he set up his loom in a converted barn on the shores of a Scottish loch. MacLeod became a weaver two years ago, joining residents on the islands of Lewis and Harris, off Scotland's northwest coast, in helping to...

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Pre-Fall 2023 Buyers Guide – Modern Tweed

The origins of the Chanel tweed suit It’s well known that Coco Chanel revolutionized the use of tweed in women’s fashion. In the 1920s when the designer was in a relationship with the Duke of Westminster, she fell in love with the material after borrowing her beau’s tweed sportswear. In 1983, following Chanel’s death in the previous decade, Karl...

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Tweed weaves a way from Scottish islands to catwalk

Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom - In the cluttered workshop of his home off the coast of northwest Scotland, Ian Mackay patiently weaves a bright green wool, surrounded by bags of fabric, spools and tools. He makes a steady clatter as he pedals his machine in the shed of his croft on the village of South Shawbost on the Isle of Lewis, watching...

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Tweed weaves a way from Scottish islands to catwalk

Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom - In the cluttered workshop of his home off the coast of northwest Scotland, Ian Mackay patiently weaves a bright green wool, surrounded by bags of fabric, spools and tools. He makes a steady clatter as he pedals his machine in the shed of his croft on the village of South Shawbost on the Isle of Lewis, watching...

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