Tag Archives : weaving

19/11/2023

Garmology podcast: The Nettle Dress – with Allan Brown (#134)

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This week, we embark on a journey to Brighton to talk to Allan Brown about his profound connection with nettles. Allan’s unwavering commitment to crafting a garment from inception unfolded against the backdrop of his local woodlands, where the unassuming nettle became a transformative medium. Delicately harvesting and methodically drying the plants, the meticulous process of extracting fibres and skillfully…

05/11/2023

Garmology podcast: The tale of Prickly Thistle – With Clare Campbell (#132)

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This week I’m heading back to Scotland for a chat with Clare Campbell of Prickly Thistle, a self-proclaimed rebel mill outside Inverness. From a background as a chartered accountant, Clare took a u-turn, or maybe a swerve, when she discovered a passion for the traditional tartan and from there decided to establish a mill, using ancient looms, with no clue…

16/06/2023

Garmology podcast: Fibre to fabric – With Mario Sierra of Mourne Textiles (S04E24 #124)

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Today we head off to rural Northern Ireland to talk to Mario Sierra, third-generation weaver at the family-owned Mourne Textiles. While Ireland has long been known for its linen, Mario is concerned that after some parts of the linen industry were closed down around 30 years ago, the skills and technology to process flax are on the verge of being…

16/12/2022

Garmology: The dream of Loom-Land – With Daniel Harris of London Cloth Co (S05 E06 #105)

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This week sees a return visit from Daniel Harris of the London Cloth co. Daniel is renowned throughout the world of weaving as a keen collector and restorer of old looms. In addition to being a staunch supporter of keeping the old ways alive, he also trains new weavers and travels far and wide helping to get old looms to…

03/06/2022

Garmology: A twisty tale of endurance – With Chris Hewitt of Hewitt Denim Mills (#92 S04/E19)

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Today’s guest is Chris Hewitt. Chris started out in 2008 wanting to make a pair of sustainable jeans. He’d been dealing in vintage for a while and had a mate that had briefly worked in the fashion industry, so how hard could it be? Harder than he’d imagined, as it turned out. Tune in for the twisty tale of trying…

17/09/2021

Garmology Podcast: Weaving songs – with Sam Goates of Woven In The Bone (S03E02)

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After a long career in textile design and fabrication, Sam Goates set up shop as a solitary weaver in the port of Buckie in the North of Scotland. Bringing a down at heel bitsa this, bitsa that Hattersley single-width loom back to life to weave custom cloths for discerning customers worldwide. We talk about Sam’s time in Australia, how she…

24/02/2021

Garmology podcast: Party like a weaver – With Daniel Harris of London Cloth Co

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Daniel Harris started the London Cloth Co, a micro-mill in London in 2011, with one ancient and broken loom. Since then he has accumulated and restored many more, woven for many illustrious customers, mingled with gangsters and aided the International Space Station. Oh, and put the cloth on the back of Han Solo in the recent Star Wars epic. And…

03/03/2018

How Harris Tweed is made – From loom to shop – Part 3

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If you’d asked me a year ago how Harris Tweed was made, I’d have replied something close to this: The wool comes to the mill and is made into yarn. The yarn is transported to the weavers at their crofts and they weave it into tweed. The tweed is then transported and made into many wonderful things. Job done. Sounds…

23/02/2018

How Harris Tweed is made – From yarn to tweed – Part 2

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16/02/2018

How Harris Tweed is made – From wool to yarn – Part 1

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