The Harris Tweed® Journal

Traditional Craftwork Alive Today

12th March

What is Harris Tweed®? Tailor & Cutter, 7th January 1938
Tailor & Cutter, 7th January 1938

From the pages of the 1938 January edition of The Tailor and Cutter, an article about the traditonal craftwork involved in the making of Harris Tweed® cloth. Eighty years on and much of the process remains the same.

Our thanks to Eric Musgrave for these excerpts.

How does the Harris Tweed® process work today?

The Harris Tweed® Process

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