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Whether you’re on the hunt for a new look for a ladies brunch, a work outift or a night out, our tweed is the perfect statement to dress up or down. Our selection of tweed designs and weights will effortlessly flatter your figure. Tweed garments are usually made up of natural wool fibres from merino sheep. Merino sheep produce a coat of wool once a year which is often harvested by hand. Have a read of our guide to Merino wool to learn more about where it comes from.

Tweed is a type of wool weave that is designed for weather resistance. Since they’re made from natural wool, each tweed product looks slightly different, which has always added to the allure. By choosing certain sheep breeds instead of others, you can somewhat control the pattern that will emerge in your tweed garment. From there, bunch-dyeing sets the iconic tweed patterns we all know and love. These attributes make tweed very durable and insulative, which is why this fabric became so popular in winter clothing and outerwear. While high-end wools like cashmere aren’t commonly used to make tweed, even regular merino wool has a variety of quality grades. In the first half of the 19th century, many estates in Scotland were taken over by English noblemen looking to increase their life of leisure. Here we have put together a guide to help explain the variety of weaves this traditional cloth comes in.Indulge in the allure of classic country fashion, meticulously curated to satisfy even the most discerning tastes. Our selection boasts a harmonious blend of sophistication and rugged charm, ensuring that you exude an air of effortless style wherever your adventures take you. English nobles originally were quite taken with how tweed blended in perfectly with the surrounding countryside. Even today, tweed is beloved for its natural allure. Despite being durable, wool is highly biodegradable. If you leave a wool garment and a polyester garment out in the rain, wind, and snow for a hundred years, the wool will have disappeared and the polyester will remain. Houndstooth is most regularly used in fashionable and everyday garments. Generally, the larger the scale of the design gets, the less the item is used for a traditional purpose. Since it is coarse and rough to the touch, tweed is usually reserved for use in outerwear. Originally invented by the Scottish, tweed is now an international fashion staple, and the majority of tweed wool is harvested in Australia.

While some of the other tweed types in this list might be unfamiliar, surely you’ve heard of plaid. Walker Slater has grown gently from its roots in the Highlands, where it was established with a mission to provide remote communities with durable and versatile clothing to combat the harsh elements. From there the brand moved south, opening shops in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London and began to offer ready to wear tailoring in a range of contemporary and elegant styles, each carefully designed by our in-house design team. With colour palettes inspired by the rugged charm of the Scottish landscape, from its age-old towns and cities to earthy landscapes, we offer garments for any occasion and for any style.Natural fibers are expensive to produce, which historically led to the prevalence of synthetic fabric worldwide. Unlike petrochemical-based fibers, however, natural fabrics are usually quite heat-resistant. Since it’s mainly made from cellulose, cotton is reasonably flammable, but the natural animal hairs that constitute wool yarn are surprisingly fire-resistant. Next, the strings are dyed into individual colours to match whichever tweed pattern they’ll be made into. The ratio of dye colours is mixed by hand and blended in a mixer to achieve the perfect hue. The strings are then dried in bunches. Scotland is where tweed began, and, as such, the skills of making a high-quality material have been passed down through generations and perfected for centuries. British tweed embodies all the knowledge of a long line of tweed weavers and this proves its quality has prevailed.

Herringbone has an iconic triangular pattern with varying tones. This pattern is more common in tweed than it is in any other fabric. Cotton production requires pesticides and fertilizers, and petrochemical-based products wreak unspeakable havoc upon ecosystems around the world. Sheep farts aside, wool production doesn’t introduce any significant quantities of pollutants into the environment, and this practice is so sustainable that it has been successfully pulled off for thousands of years with no major consequences. Modern tweed more closely represents the English nobility’s interpretation than it does the original rugged Scottish fabric. Regardless, tweed’s ability to resist the environment has won it an enduring place in the international fashion world, and tweed garments are still made and sold in reasonably large quantities today. A traditional twill style that creates a fishbone-like pattern as the fibres are woven together. This popular style has earned its name through the V-shapes that bear a strong resemblance to herring bones.The mills we work closely with include Marton Mills, Abraham Moon, Johnstons of Elgin, Mallalieus of Delph, Robert Noble, McGee of Donegal, Lovat Mills and more. All of these mills do an exceptional job in producing different quantities and designs. We work passionately to ensure the tweeds we select for our catalogue are exclusive to us in full or by the colour available. The weight of the garment is down to what purpose the piece will serve. For example, the most common shooting weight is a medium 480-550g. When designing our garments, we ensure the weight of the tweed we have chosen is the most appropriate for the garment type. We wouldn't use a heavyweight tweed for a skirt we want to drape. Tweed blazers are durable, versatile, and timeless. They provide warmth and protection from the elements, and are suitable for a variety of occasions, from formal events to casual outings.