FROM THE LAND COMES THE CLOTH

I AM A BIT OBSESSED WITH HARRIS TWEED. I SEE IT AS MY PERSONAL QUEST TO SAVE THEM FROM EVERY THRIFT STORE, FLEA MARKET AND CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE REGARDLESS OF SHAPE, CONDITION OR SIZE. I CAN'T WAIT TO GET MY HANDS ON IAN LAWSON'S NEW BOOK - FROM THE LAND COMES THE CLOTH. HIS FORTHCOMING BOOKS TELLS THE STORY WITH STUNNING IMAGES OF THE INCREDIBLE LANDSCAPE, PEOPLE (AND SHEEP) IN SCOTLAND WHERE THIS FINE PRODUCT COMES FROM.

G.LORENZI:SWEATER BRUSH

LEAVE IT TO THE ITALIAN'S TO COME UP WITH THE MOST HANDSOME SOLUTION TO CUT DOWN ON MY DRY CLEANING BILLS (NOT TO MENTION CHEMICAL OFF GASING). THIS BRUSH (MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE TASK) BREATHES NEW LIFE AND FRESHNESS INTO THE MOST TIRED AND LIFELESS CASHMERE AND WOOL. PICK IT UP ON YOUR NEXT TRIP TO MILAN AT G.LORENZI

DONEGAL TWEED

THE SCOTS AND HARRIS SEEM TO BE GETTING A LOT OF PLAY RIGHT NOW AND I HAVE TO ADMIT I CHERISH MY HARRIS TWEEDS. BUT I MUST CONFESS TO MY CURRENT INFIDELITY AND SLIGHT OBSESSION WITH VINTAGE DONEGAL FROM IRELAND. 

DONEGAL FOR CENTURIES HAS BEEN PRODUCING TWEED FROM LOCAL MATERIALS. THE SHEEP THRIVE IN THIS AREA OF IRELAND AND THE INDIGENOUS PLANTS PROVIDE THE DYES FOR THE WOOL (NOTE THE FLECKS OF COLOR IN THE WEAVE). THE LOOMS AND WEAVERS HAD BEEN SPREAD AROUND HOMESTEADS IN COUNTY DONEGAL LONG AGO TO PRODUCE THE TWEEDS AND THEIR NAMES CAN ALWAYS BE FOUND IN THE LABEL WITH THE LINE "JOY AND HEALTH TO YOU TO WEAR IT". NICE TOUCH. 

WM BROWN NECK TIES

HERE IS THE FIRST RUN OF THE WM BROWN NECK TIES. A GREAT MIX OF WOOL AND TWEED, SAVED FROM THE ARCHIVE OF REMNANTS LEFT BEHIND BY THE BIG BOYS. MADE IN HERE IN NEW YORK BY HAND. LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.

A HAND FULL OF 2 1/2 INCH FINISHED SQUARE