enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Harris Tweed Authority - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris_Tweed_Authority

    The Harris Tweed Orb is a registered trademark and must not be used or reproduced without the permission of the Harris Tweed Authority. For Autumn-Winter 1987/88, Westwood presented the 'Harris Tweed' collection which launched her long-standing relationship with the Scottish cloth, Harris tweed, and the Harris Tweed Authority. The collection is ...

  3. Harris tweed - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris_Tweed

    Harris tweed, herringbone pattern. Harris tweed (Scottish Gaelic: Clò mór or Clò hearach) is a tweed cloth that is handwoven by islanders at their homes in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, finished in the Outer Hebrides, and made from pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides. This definition, quality standards and protection of ...

  4. Dunn & Co. - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunn_&_Co.

    Dunn & Co. was founded in 1887 by George Arthur Dunn, a Quaker, who started by selling hats on the streets of Birmingham.Forty years later he had two hundred hat shops and as many franchises in other stores.

  5. Some of the Best Winter Coats and Jackets are on Sale for ...

    www.aol.com/lifestyle/heated-jacket-sale-black...

    From cool climates to snowy mountains, we found the best coats and jackets to keep you warm. Grab them while they're on sale for Black Friday!

  6. Inverness cape - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverness_cape

    Still worn in the United Kingdom, the Inverness cape is often made of heavy Harris tweed of plaid and checked designs. The commonly held image of the cape as worn by Holmes is one made of tweed, specifically in a grey hound's tooth pattern. It is usually worn for country wear. Lighter-weight black cape-coats are associated with formal evening ...

  7. Tweed - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweed

    Harris Tweed woven in a herringbone twill pattern, mid-20th century. Tweed is a rough, woollen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture, resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is usually woven with a plain weave, twill or herringbone structure. Colour effects in the yarn may be obtained by mixing dyed wool before it is spun ...

  8. AOL Mail

    mail.aol.com

    Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!

  9. Linsey-woolsey - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linsey-woolsey

    Some sources dispute this [6] and say that the material was too rough and would have been used instead for clothing and occasionally for light blankets. It was also used as a ground fabric for needlepoint. Linsey-woolsey was valued for its warmth, durability, and cheapness, but not for its looks.