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2. Boiled wool - Wikipedia

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   Boiled wool is a type of fabric primarily used in creating berets, scarves, vests, cardigans, coats, and jackets. To create this fabric, knit wool or wool-blend fabrics are agitated with hot water in a process called fulling. This process shrinks the fabric and results in a dense felted fabric that resists fraying and further shrinkage. [1]

3. Osnaburg - Wikipedia

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   Osnaburg fabric may have been first imported into English-speaking countries from the German city of Osnabrück, from which it gets its name. Scottish weavers produced a coarse lint- or tow-based linen imitation in the later 1730s, which quickly became the most important variety in east-central Scotland. Sales quadrupled, from 0.5 million yards ...

4. Irish clothing - Wikipedia

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   In winter, a cota mór was added beneath the brat; this was a greatcoat made of thick wool, with a small standup collar and sleeves that unbuttoned below the elbow to allow the long sleeves of the léine to come through. Less is known of the early apparel of the Irish women and children. Like men, women's clothing was mostly derived from wool.

5. Magee of Donegal - Wikipedia

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   An escutcheon with three birds is inserted between the descender of the letter M, with Fabric Made in Ireland subscribed to this, and the entire design enclosed in an oval shape. [citation needed]. J.Crew are a notable clothing brand which purchase Magee fabric to make items to their own specifications with their manufacturing partners. [6]

6. Avoca Handweavers - Wikipedia

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   Avoca Handweavers, now mostly known simply as Avoca, is a clothing manufacturing, retail and food business in Ireland.The company began in Avoca, County Wicklow, and is the oldest working woollen mill in Ireland and one of the world's oldest manufacturing companies.

7. Tweed - Wikipedia

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   Tweeds are an icon of traditional Scottish, Irish, Welsh, and English clothing, being desirable for informal outerwear, [2] due to the material being moisture-resistant and durable. Tweeds are made to withstand harsh climates [ 3 ] and are commonly worn for outdoor activities such as shooting and hunting , in England , Wales , Ireland , and ...