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Hand-woven herringbone indigo

February 2nd, 2014

The blue-stained trail of farce and fiasco begins anew, with a hand-woven 3-1 twill of the very finest rope-dyed indigo.  "Hand-woven herringbone indigo"Read more

The Dobcoat

December 13th, 2013

Right now at the one-man-mill: the first cloth woven on the first power loom in the capital since the Great Exhibition.  "The Dobcoat"Read more

Rope-dyed indigo, pt. 4

June 27th, 2013

The first, and perhaps the last, rope-dyed indigo-cotton blazer hand-woven and hand-made in London, is finished.  "Rope-dyed indigo, pt. 4"Read more

Anti-craft movement

May 27th, 2013

"Weaving is an industry. It is not a craft," says the one-man-mill, flanked by his clanking chain-powered colleagues.  "Anti-craft movement"Read more

Rope-dyed indigo, pt. 3

May 13th, 2013

Pattern-developments begins on a garment that may or may not be considered a type of workwear.  "Rope-dyed indigo, pt. 3"Read more

Rope-dyed indigo, pt. 2

January 5th, 2013

The start of the year finds the one-man-mill picking up where he left off: indigo newly wound, ready for weaving.  "Rope-dyed indigo, pt. 2"Read more

Rope-dyed indigo, pt. 1

December 17th, 2012

Work begins afresh at the one-man-mill. Rope-dyed indigo this time; two colours warp and one weft ready to wind.  "Rope-dyed indigo, pt. 1"Read more

London weaving, pt. 4

December 7th, 2012

Wool-tweed woven, peacoats made, and now, as work with the one-man-mill draws to a close, papers printed.  "London weaving, pt. 4"Read more

London weaving, pt. 3

November 11th, 2012

And so to the looms for the third, final, and easily most painstaking part of the making-tweed-in-London project.  "London weaving, pt. 3"Read more

London weaving, pt. 2

October 24th, 2012

Making bespoke wool-tweed from yarn of British sheep enters stage two: winding of tens of thousands of metres of warp.  "London weaving, pt. 2"Read more