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.
The workshop was built over a century ago, and for the past decade or more has served competently and compactly as company headquarters. Garments aren’t made here, of course — that’s the purview now of makers across the British Isles — but it is quite handy for the development of them.
S.E.H Kelly
1 Cleve Workshops, Boundary Street, London E2 7JD.
020 3397 0449
Not open very much at all, these days, the workshop. Still, look out for the first workshop in the row, and if the lights are on, step on inside why not.