Author Archives: Hainsworth

HAINSWORTH FABRICS ON PARADE AT CORONATION FESTIVAL AS THEY WERE AT THE CORONATION 60 YEARS AGO

Sixty years ago, Yorkshire textile mill Hainsworth provided the iconic cloth for the military to wear at The Queen’s Coronation. In July, the company has been invited to attend the Coronation Festival to celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation. … Continue reading

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Suzy Shepherd of Leeds Fashion Works, says: “Leeds has a rich history of textile manufacturing that needs to be highlighted – past, present and, most importantly, for the future.” Continue reading

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TEXTILE MANUFACTURER TEAMS UP AGAIN WITH CLARKS ORIGINALS TO CREATE NEW DESERT BOOTS

With four centuries of experience between them and a successful partnership last year, Clarks has once again teamed up with Hainsworth, the textile experts, to create a capsule collection of men’s boots for Autumn Winter 2013. Continue reading

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KATE MIDDLETON’S GREAT-GRANDMA INSPIRES A YORKSHIRE BLANKET

A prestigious Yorkshire textile mill with a Royal heritage has created a blanket named after the Duchess of Cambridge’s great-grandmother.

The Lupton Blanket is a charming super king sized blanket in white and scarlet melange stripes made from 100% Shetland wool. It costs £450. Continue reading

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Dennis retires after 63 years of continuous employment!

When Dennis Allman started his job at Hainsworth, King George VI was on the throne, Prime Minister Clement Atlee was clinging on to power after a disastrous General Election and John Osborne’s defining play Look Back in Anger was changing … Continue reading

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Hainsworth make the Shortlist for Family Business Of The Year 2013

The search is on to find the best family businesses in Britain The deliberations are over and the team at Family Business United are delighted to announce that the finalists for Family Business Of The Year 2013 have been determined. With … Continue reading

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HAINSWORTH WOOL SELECTED TO MAKE ICONIC COLLEGIATE SCARVES FOR AMERICAN SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES

One of Britain’s most historic textile mills has teamed up with an American company to launch a range of quintessentially English scarves into the US academic market. Yorkshire company Hainsworth, which was founded in 1783 and has supplied British schools … Continue reading

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BUCKINGHAM PALACE GARDEN TO HOST CORONATION FESTIVAL FOR ROYAL WARRANT HOLDERS

The Gardens at BUCKINGHAM PALACE will be the venue for a one-off event next summer for holders of Royal Warrants to celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation, it was announced today. A.W. Hainsworth and Sons Ltd will be … Continue reading

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Hainsworth Help Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith II Win Top Of Class

  The car was purchased new in 1978 with a very specific build sheet which included woolcloth upholstery bound in leather, it was then sold in the 1980′s. In 2008 the original owner decided approach Hillier Hill one of the country’s … Continue reading

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Yorkshire Wool Week Feature In Twist Magazine

To concide with UK Wool Week a series of events took place at Armley Mills, Leeds Industrial Museum, in celebration of Yorkshire Wool Week. Continue reading

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