Cloth
Protected by its own Act of Parliament.
Three processes, one material. Each entry below names what the work actually requires — the place it has to happen, the tool it needs, or the property of the material that decides the outcome.
Lead entry
Harris Tweed
By an Act of Parliament of 1993 the cloth may only carry the Orb mark if it is dyed, spun and finished in the Outer Hebrides and handwoven by an islander at their own home.
In this section
Section 01- 01
Harris Tweed
By an Act of Parliament of 1993 the cloth may only carry the Orb mark if it is dyed, spun and finished in the Outer Hebrides and handwoven by an islander at their own home.
Long read - 02
The Orb mark
A statutory mark, applied by an inspector, on cloth that has been checked.
Standard entry - 03
Dyeing in the wool
Colour mixed at fibre stage rather than after weaving gives the flecked depth.
Short entry
Drawing
The loom, in plan
The warp is lifted in two sets to open a shed; the shuttle crosses it; the beater closes the pick.