From the Heavy Woollen District, pt. 1

Paul Vincent

The first of a two-parter. Words and pictures from a world-beating mill at the heart of the Heavy Woollen District in the north of England.

Read the first half of the write-up — which includes that charmer of the mill-age, the teasel-gig (above) — here. And also note that overshirts and jackets using wool and cashmere from the mill will make their way online-wards over the next few months.

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 …