Harris Tweed Purses

Harris Tweed is the most famous fabric in the world and certainly, the only one protected by an Act of Parliament Only the skilled craftsmen and women of the Outer Hebrides know how to make it and, by law only they are allowed to do so. Its design and production methods provide weights, colours, and infinite patterns of cloth perfectly suited to the demands of today's fashion and furnishings for both traditional and designer ranges. These skills of hand and eye that weave the strands together have been inherited over many generations and can only be found in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

All Harris Tweed® is hand woven on a treadle loom at each weaver’s home on the Isle of Lewis, not at a mill.The wool is dyed prior to being spun as opposed to dying the yarn, to create a myriad of intricate shades and hues. The tweed is then returned to the mill to be finished by expert darners. The final process is the examination by the independent Harris Tweed Authority and the Orb Trademark is applied as the ultimate seal of approval. Only then can it be called Harris Tweed.Harris Tweed® is a truly ecologically sound textile, it is also non-allergenic and biodegradable.