We asked our guest writer Alex Freeling to delve into the storied history of Scottish knitwear. It’s a good thing to buy local, but even better when it means buying the best...
Challis is a lightweight, printed wool with a matte, slightly napped surface. It’s a woven fabric but feels soft and smooth to the touch. The colours are deep...
Adamley is bringing heritage silks back to life. While the appeal of luxury printed silks hasn’t diminished over the past three centuries, the transformation of the world around them has brought new challenges and pressures. This makes the work at the Adamley mill in Macclesfield, in the northwest of England, all the more special. By reformulating traditional dyes, and recovering patterns drawn up a century ago, the printers are making a historic product available for the first time in generations. At once preserving the spirit of the original craft and adapting to the needs of the present day, Adamley’s new collection of archival madder prints offers a rare chance to enjoy a revered classic again.
Grenadine is a woven silk made exclusively in a handful of mills around Lake Como, in Lombardy, Northern Italy. Its dense weave gives it a complex texture, half-way between plain...
We asked our guest writer Alex Freeling to delve into the storied history of Scottish knitwear. It’s a good thing to buy local, but even better when it means buying the best...
Challis is a lightweight, printed wool with a matte, slightly napped surface. It’s a woven fabric but feels soft and smooth to the touch. The colours are deep...
Grenadine is a woven silk made exclusively in a handful of mills around Lake Como, in Lombardy, Northern Italy. Its dense weave gives it a complex texture, half-way between plain...
Adamley is bringing heritage silks back to life. While the appeal of luxury printed silks hasn’t diminished over the past three centuries, the transformation of the world around them has brought new challenges and pressures. This makes the work at the Adamley mill in Macclesfield, in the northwest of England, all the more special. By reformulating traditional dyes, and recovering patterns drawn up a century ago, the printers are making a historic product available for the first time in generations. At once preserving the spirit of the original craft and adapting to the needs of the present day, Adamley’s new collection of archival madder prints offers a rare chance to enjoy a revered classic again.
