On Tuesday 26th September AW Hainsworth were honoured to welcome Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales on a visit to the mill. A keen advocate for UK textiles. The Princess was given an introductory tour of the famous manufacturing processes that create Hainsworth’s famous cloth, including our luxury John Atkinson blankets. Now in our […]
Read MoreHainsworth is delighted to reveal our latest colour inspirations for Autumn/Winter 24/25. From the most outspoken and maximalist shades to the most classic and muted neutrals, our edit for A/W 24/25 has been thoughtfully curated with the aim to inspire fashion designers and showcase the array of shades and finishes that we offer in our […]
Read More“This year we were delighted to partner with luxury British textile manufacturer AW Hainsworth & Sons who collaborated with three of our final year students, to weave and finish a bespoke length of Fine Merino Double cloth to the students’ individual jacquard designs, which they have incorporated into their collections.” Daniel Poulson, BA (Hons) Bespoke […]
Read MoreOur family-run heritage textile mill, established in 1783, is celebrating its’ 240th business anniversary. AW Hainsworth is the parent company to Hainsworth Fabric of a Nation, as well as several other brands; Hainsworth Protective Fabrics, Hainsworth Toptable, Natural Legacy by Hainsworth, John Atkinson, Hainsworth Technical Felt, Northern Rubber by Hainsworth, and Replin by Hainsworth. Read […]
Read More“Slow fashion is about designing, producing, consuming, and living better. Slow fashion is not time-based but quality-based (which has some time components). Slow is not the opposite of fast – there is no dualism – but a different approach in which designers, buyers, retailers, and consumers are more aware of the impacts of products on […]
Read MoreAn Anointing Screen made primarily from AW Hainsworth cloth, has been designed and produced for use at the most sacred moment of the Coronation, the Anointing of His Majesty The King. The screen combines traditional and contemporary sustainable embroidery practices to produce a design which speaks to His Majesty The King’s deep affection for the […]
Read MoreMilitary tailors Kashket & Partners are the subject of a new BBC documentary about the preparations for the Coronation of King Charles III, also featuring AW Hainsworth. ‘Coronation Tailors: Fit for a King’ documents the extraordinary effort taken by the Kashket team to stitch thousands of bespoke uniforms ahead of the Royal Guards’ procession on […]
Read MoreTo mark the Coronation of King Charles III, The Campaign for Wool has teamed up with Savile Row Bespoke tailors to decorate the streets with a mile of wool bunting. The neighbourhoods of Savile Row, Clifford Street, Old Burlington Street, and part of St James’s have been adorned with red, white, and blue bunting made […]
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