Experience · Lewis and Harris
A weaver’s shed and the Orb mark.
An hour in a home weaver’s shed, and the law that protects the cloth.
About this experience
Harris Tweed is the only fabric in the world protected by its own Act of Parliament. Under the Harris Tweed Act 1993verify it must be handwoven by islanders in their homes in the Outer Hebrides, from wool dyed and spun there, and it carries the Orb mark.
Most of it is woven on Lewis, in sheds next to the house, on Hattersley looms worked by foot.
We arrange a visit to a home weaver who is happy to show the loom working and talk about the cloth, the mills and the trade. Afterwards there is time at a mill shop or one of the small tweed workshops on Harris.
It is a rainy-day plan as much as anything, and a good one.
Routes
Real routes that include this experience. Each is tailored to your dates.
11–13 nights · Outer Hebrides · Wester Ross
Four ferries · Three causeways · One drive north
Suggested11–13 nightsTailored to your dates · no package price
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Outer Hebrides
White beaches on the west side, bare rock on the east, and standing stones older than the pyramids.
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We arrange it as part of a whole trip, with the crossings, the houses and the spare day it needs.
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