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2. Donegal tweed - Wikipedia

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   Donegal Tweed Label in a flat cap. Donegal tweed is a woven tweed manufactured in County Donegal, Ireland. Originally all handwoven, it is now mostly machine woven and has been since the introduction of mechanised looms in the 1950s-1960s. Donegal has for centuries been producing tweed from local materials in the making of caps, suits and vests.

3. Irish clothing - Wikipedia

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   Irish Tweed is a woven fabric incorporating multi-coloured neps - scraps of wool said originally to have been swept from the floor under the looms at the end of the day, and incorporated into the next day's weaving. In the past, much weaving was done in the home, with the fabric being delivered to a broker.

4. Magee of Donegal - Wikipedia

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   After the formation of the Irish Free State, a Magee warehouse was opened in Belfast to avoid customs duties in the United Kingdom. Robert's son Howard Temple (1913–2010) began working with his father in 1931. One of the most significant figures in the history of Donegal tweed, Howard Temple carried Magee to new heights.

5. Tweed - Wikipedia

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   Donegal tweed: A handwoven tweed which has been manufactured for several centuries in County Donegal, Ireland, using wool from locally-bred sheep and dye from indigenous plants such as blackberries, gorse (whins), and moss. Silk tweed: A fabric made of raw silk with flecks of colour typical of woollen tweed. Saxony tweed: Originated in Saxony ...

6. Waistcoat - Wikipedia

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   Waistcoats sometimes even included embroidery or hand-painted designs. [3] At the same time, men began wearing the waistcoat apart from the totality of the three-piece suit and more casually with a variety of bottoms beyond the suit pant (khaki or jean). [21] Waistcoats can be double-breasted with buttons set in a horseshoe pattern.

7. Flat cap - Wikipedia

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   The hat is also known in Ireland as a paddy cap; in Scotland as a bunnet; in Wales as a Dai cap; and in the United States as an English cap or Irish cap. Various other terms exist (scally cap, [ 1 ] cabbie cap, driver cap, golf cap, [ 2 ] longshoreman cap, ivy cap, jeff cap [ 3 ] , train engineer cap, sixpence, etc.) Flat caps are usually made ...