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unusual facts about Harris Tweed



Crofter Hand Woven Harris Tweed Co Ltd v Veitch

In the Harris Tweed industry on the island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, several independent producers of tweed cloth were in a dispute with the Transport and General Workers' Union over working conditions.

Geo. Hattersley

In 1924 the first six shuttle, 40 inch reed space looms arrived in Stornoway and this type of loom was the most commonly used loom in the islands' Harris Tweed Industry.


see also

The Harris Tweed Authority

The Harris Tweed Authority is an independent Statutory Public Body created by the Harris Tweed Act of Parliament 1993 replacing the Harris Tweed Association which formed in 1910.