Martin is one of just 150 weavers of Harris Tweed, a fabric made from coarse, woven wool. It’s been his life. He first started winding bobbins — a now semi-automated part of the process that's ...

Tweed is also a powerful tool for the islands’ estimated £75 million tourism sector. Stornoway received a record 57,000 cruise ship passengers last year, and many visit weavers at home and ...

Tweed exports are tiny compared to the £59.3 billion total value of UK goods sent to the US. But even after Trump’s deal with the UK government — which reduced the levies for some sectors — the ...

Harris tweed, traditionally made from 100 per cent wool, is the only fabric protected by a 1993 Act of Parliament. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Harris Tweed was once seen as the favoured attire of the upper classes, country sports enthusiasts and even, on occasions, the Royal Family. But with the advent of softer fabrics and the dreaded shell ...

A Necropolis is a mere depository for dead bodies,” Douglass wrote. “Green-Wood,” on the other hand, implied “verdure, shade, ruralness, natural beauty, every thing, in short, in contrast with the ...