Tell me about Harris Tweed?

[moustache]

A cryin shame!!!!

Jim

[KeyGrip]

That is a shame. I've been looking for a good tweed coat as of late, perhaps I should speed up my search.

[Lone_Ranger]

Key Grip,

You may still be in luck. I just ordered a made-to-measure, tweed hacking jacket, from Bookster. Glen plaid, with a few extras. As a hobby I ride horses. I ride English. A guy my size finds it very hard to find suitable riding attire, that doesn't involve western boots, and a 10 gallon hat.

http://www.tweed-jacket.com/

The hard part is the wait. But, I think it will be worth it. I'll keep you posted.

PS- This is my first post here. The last time I went into a bar and tried to order a side car they looked at me like I was crazy, but you have a thread here about them. Single malt scotch, trenchcoats, Film Noir, etc....So I liked the feel of the place.

[KeyGrip]

Welcome to the Lounge, Lone Ranger. Thanks for the recommendation, please let us know how you like the final product. I have to say I'm a little intimidated by that site due to my complete lack of knowledge regarding tweed in general, but their cloth gallery is impressive.

[Erik]

Looks like it may be time to bump my Tweed items toward the top of my "that's it, I'm buying it" list.

[dhermann1]

Maybe some of you Brits can provide more background on this, but I find it somewhat ironic that an industry (cloth weaving) that was so involved with the destruction of the old Scotish way of life (I'm talking about the pre 1750 era here) should now be lamented as it also passes into history.
That said, I, too, would love to own a real Harris tweed suit or jacket.

[bookster1uk]

Welcome to the Lounge, Lone Ranger. Thanks for the recommendation, please let us know how you like the final product. I have to say I'm a little intimidated by that site due to my complete lack of knowledge regarding tweed in general, but their cloth gallery is impressive.

Just ask us for some swatches and become acquainted with it FOC, but it can be quite addictive. Our range consists of what we like, there is plenty of rubbish tweed out there,made to a price, we don't offer any of it.
I am expecting our first specially commisioned Harris Tweed any moment, I know its been sent at last, its been a glaring gap in our cloth range, due to the turmoil that has been well reported both on FL and AAAC.We don't rate the easily available patterns and weights.
The first we will offer is our own 'House Check' in both light and heavy weights. Our exclusive HT's are woven in small batches and to order to begin with, so the time element does not only affect our made to order garments, in this case it will be the cloth too. Its not made in some massive mill 'en masse', its very special.
Making this happen has not been easy,the people we are dealing with are wonderful, and the whole exercise feels incredibly worthy. I'll give FL the heads up as soon as I can,

[KeyGrip]

Thank you Bookster. How should I request the swatches?

[bookster1uk]

Thank you Bookster. How should I request the swatches?

just go to www.tweed-jacket.com make a note of those of interest and email me personally at bookster1uk@hotmail.com don't forget to mention FL and i'll see to it

Peter

[H.Johnson]

I am expecting our first specially commisioned Harris Tweed any moment, I know its been sent at last, its been a glaring gap in our cloth range, due to the turmoil that has been well reported both on FL and AAAC.We don't rate the easily available patterns and weights.
The first we will offer is our own 'House Check' in both light and heavy weights. Our exclusive HT's are woven in small batches and to order to begin with, so the time element does not only affect our made to order garments, in this case it will be the cloth too. Its not made in some massive mill 'en masse', its very special.
Making this happen has not been easy,the people we are dealing with are wonderful, and the whole exercise feels incredibly worthy. I'll give FL the heads up as soon as I can,

Pete,

This is great news! Keep us informed.