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2. Hodden - Wikipedia

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   Spinning and weaving wool for clothes, blankets, rugs, etc. was just part of the daily domestic routine, usually made on small hand-looms by the peasants. The 'Craigy Bield' by David Allan (1788). The opening scene of The Gentle Shepherd (1725) showing two Scots shepherds in their clothes of hodden grey or lachdann.

3. Magee of Donegal - Wikipedia

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   Magee has partnered with Donegal Yarns in Kilcar to source wool from Irish farmers, which is spun into yarn by Donegal Yarns before being woven by Magee. Patrick Temple has collaborated with sheep farmer James Lorinko to improve Donegal wool. In 2021, Magee created a new collection featuring a coat made from the resultant fabric. [13]

4. 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.

5. 5 Small Businesses Making Big, Cozy Blankets - AOL

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   Owned by the Snoqualmie Tribe, Eighth Generation was established in 2008, and in 2015, it became the first Native-owned business in the U.S. to sell Native-designed wool blankets. Artist, activist ...

6. Cheviot (cloth) - Wikipedia

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   The wool is known for its resilience and durability, often used for socks, sweaters, blankets, and jackets. In addition, Cheviot cloth value ranges in GDP is £0.97, and the competitors offer is £0.55. [1] Cheviot suiting's for sportswear are made from harder spun worsted yarns, and some are also made from botany worsted. Cheviot shirting is a ...

7. Irish clothing - Wikipedia

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   Little is known about Irish apparel before the twelfth century. Historians believe that the early inhabitants of Ireland dressed in wool cloth, although some argue that garments made of animal skins were more prevalent. By the thirteenth century, the Irish were bundling themselves in mantles, which are coats made of wool cloth. Most mantles ...