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With Autumn well on the way, sewing educator Claire Shaeffer has decided, for her first contribution, to showcase something both beginner and advanced sewers can enjoy making! The simple autumn wrap. Both classic and elegant, these wraps can be enjoyed for seasons to come. Claire made the below wraps using our fabrics L30475 and Z8146. […]

We are excited to announce that sewing educator, designer and author, Claire Shaeffer, will be contributing to a series of articles on our website where she will impart her vast knowledge of couture sewing techniques with our customers. For those of you who have not heard of Claire, she is the author of such books […]

We are very exited to have been featured in the Autumn 2021 edition of couture sewing magazine, The Maker’s Atelier. This quarterly magazine was started by Francis Tobin and launched in 2018. The Autumn 2021 edition is all about tweed. The magazine looks into the history of this classic cloth and how it has evolved, […]

Management We are delighted to announce the appointment of two new Managing Directors. From July 2021, Ross Walker and Duncan Walker will take the role of “Joint Managing Directors” from their father Keith Walker who has been MD since 1994. Keith Walker will take up a new role as “Company Chairman” on a part time […]

British online fashion powerhouse, Karen Millen, has joined forces with Linton Tweeds for an exclusive collection which has launched on their website www.karenmillen.com. Labelled the Linton x Karen Millen collection, the eight-piece collaboration features artisanal fabric at the heart of the creation process. Made in extremely limited quantities, each piece reimagines the use of our […]

From the end of April, we will no longer be stocking yarn on our website for sale. Our yarn offering has been popular with sewers looking to create crafts projects and trims for their French style jackets. Since we launched our first website over a decade ago, we have sold thousand of balls of yarn […]

One of the questions we get asked frequently by our wonderful customers is if a fabric is ‘right’ for a particular season. Therefore, we thought we would write a little article to help guide you in the right direction when looking for an Autumn/Winter or Spring/Summer fabric. There are five main points to consider when […]

To our many customers who purchase from us in Europe, we would like to provide you with an update regarding the purchasing of products on our website and what impact the UK’s recent departure from the EU will have for you as a customer going forward. At Midnight, on the 31st of December 2020, the […]

We are really excited to be introducing our new community forum. With the introduction of our Linton Tweeds community forum, we will have a new centrepiece that will allow a place for global community engagement that provides us with a new way to deliver an even better user experience for our customers! Linton Tweeds customers […]

Woven fabrics represent one of the oldest artistic traditions in mankind’s history. Textiles, and the clothing that is made from them, have not only been used to protect us from the elements, but are an integral part of our identity and are a crucial means by which we identify ourselves. Even to this day, many […]