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 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...