Harris Tweed Strap

Tweed Guide - The Curiously Compelling Story Of Tweed

The transformation of raw wool into Harris Tweed® continues with the washing process 🫧 Returning from the weaver’s home to the mill in its greasy state, freshly darned tweeds make their way to the first stage in the finishing process - scouring and milling. Each tweed is sewn together to ensure a continuous loop, then loaded into the basin and washed to remove the oil and impurities picked up from earlier production processes. The cloth is then milled, rolled around in drums to create pressure,

There is no single stage in the Harris Tweed® process that is seen as the most critical, but warping is perhaps the most intricate. The process where 1392 threads are hand wound onto a beam in the exact order, ready for loom preparation. It resembles the creation of a series of spider’s webs with absolutely no room for error. Our skilled warpers take pride in their meticulous attention to the craft. | Harris Tweed Hebrides

History

Tweed weaves its magic through Scottish history and landscapes