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 ou pas t-shirt
Ce qui est drôle — et pas tellement drôle-ha-ha que drôle-hein- — avec le t-shirt ici à l'atelier, c'est que, eh bien, ce n'est pas vraiment un t-shirt du tout.... Lire plus...
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... Lire plus...
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... Lire plus...
T-shirt ou pas t-shirt
Ce qui est drôle — et pas tellement drôle-ha-ha que drôle-hein- — avec le t-shirt ici à l'atelier, c'est que, eh bien, ce n'est pas vraiment un t-shirt du tout.... Lire plus...