Hainsworth Gems

Hainsworth cloth is used in major BBC TV productions, like Casualty, where authenticity, technical performance and accuracy to the finest detail are a prerequisite.

When Prince Charles married Diana Spencer in 1981 a global TV audience of 750 million celebrated this prestigious national event. Charles’ full dress uniform of a naval commander was tailored from Hainsworth cloth.

The sumptuous Tudor tailoring that epitomised the court of Elizabeth has been restored in all its finery by Hainsworth cloth, chosen for Elizabeth I’s costume that is proudly displayed at The Tower of London.

When attention to detail and historical knowledge are paramount, major theatre productions including Zorro, The Sound of Music, Oliver and Mary Poppins, rely on Hainsworth cloth to bring the house down.

Hainsworth has extensive skill and experience in meeting the needs of major film companies, having supplied cloth for numerous blockbusters including Titanic, Harry Potter, Mission Impossible 3, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Last Sumurai.

All the pageantry and spectacle of H M The Queen’s Official Birthday celebrations is enhanced through Hainsworth fabrics which include the scarlet and dark blue cloths worn by the Household Division for Trooping the Colour.

Hainsworth provides textiles for Prince Charles’ ceremonial dress which is worn at the highest profile events, including his investiture and national celebrations.

Since 1815 and the Battle of Waterloo, the British Army have relied on Hainsworth fabric to clothe soldiers and officers.

The 50,000+ members of the Danish Home Guard know that their countrymen can rely on them for protection in the knowledge that their needs in the field are protected by Hainsworth cloth.

Hainsworth cloth was worn by soldiers from the reign of George III to Waterloo, the Crimean campaign, the Boer War and the two world wars.

The golden age of the British empire demanded pomp and pageantry, both at home and abroad. Red, blue and gold Hainsworth cloth delivered the tradition and prestige required by the grandest of state and court occasions.

Uniform cloths from Hainsworth were included in The Great Exhibition of 1851, the first international exhibition of manufactured goods, at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London.

Hainsworth provided woven cloth for the Government of India and have supplied cloth to the Egyptian Brigade of Guards, the Chilean Navy, the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the Royal Air Force.