From the Heavy Woollen District, pt. 2

Paul Vincent

Now in Makers: the second serving of a behind-scenes look at West Yorkshire’s — if not England’s — oldest and finest cashmere maker.

Cloths made by the mill are used for all manner of garments here — from heavy wool-cashmeres to light, spring-friendly qualities. Many of these cloths, if not all of them, are made to order; found here and nowhere else. For more words and pictures, click here.

Other words

T-Shirt oder nicht T-Shirt
Was lustig ist – und nicht so sehr lustig-ha-ha, sondern eher lustig-huh – an dem T-Shirt hier im Workshop ist, dass es, naja, eigentlich gar kein T-Shirt ist. Oder besser... Mehr lesen …
Herdwick on the grapevine
It wouldn’t be so bad if they weren’t so nice. But then, if they weren’t so nice, it wouldn’t be so good. The pleasure-pressure paradox, that, of working alongside acquaintances... Mehr lesen …
Factory record
Consider the bumblebee. A ludicrous little fella: oblivious entirely to the impossibility of his fuzzy and rotund form being able to fly. One might wonder, if he stopped to think... Mehr lesen …