To change from a herringbone to a twill, skilled Harris Tweed® weavers re-thread their loom's heddle eyes by hand. The order in which each yarn thread passes through the heddle eyes is what determines the weave structure of the cloth. With up to 1500 thread to attend to, this process takes time, patience and incredible attention to detail. The vibrant hues in this beam are inspired by the breathtakingly long sunrises and sunsets of the Outer Hebrides - a tribute to the natural beauty that surrou
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To change from a herringbone to a twill, skilled Harris Tweed® weavers re-thread their loom's heddle eyes by hand. The order in which each yarn thread passes through the heddle eyes is what determines the weave structure of the cloth. With up to 1500 thread to attend to, this process takes time, patience and incredible attention to detail. The vibrant hues in this beam are inspired by the breathtakingly long sunrises and sunsets of the Outer Hebrides - a tribute to the natural beauty that surrou
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Changing a beam on a Harris Tweed® loom is no small task, where even for the most skilled weavers, it can take up to 4 hours. Watch it happen here, on our Story Room demonstration loom. Each new beam has been carefully prepared in the mill with up to 1,500 threads stretched across in sections, along with the bobbins for the weft and the pattern card carrying the weaving instructions.The process begins with removing the old beam, cutting off the finished tweed, and fitting the new one. Then comes
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Changing a beam on a Harris Tweed® loom is no small task, where even for the most skilled weavers, it can take up to 4 hours. Watch it happen here, on our Story Room demonstration loom. Each new beam has been carefully prepared in the mill with up to 1,500 threads stretched across in sections, along with the bobbins for the weft and the pattern card carrying the weaving instructions.The process begins with removing the old beam, cutting off the finished tweed, and fitting the new one. Then comes
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