Harris Tweed kilt suit

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Having said all that, is this something we might expect to see marketed at the Gift Shop perhaps?

When I ordered this tweed for myself, that was my intention, yes. However, I have since been informed that the Harris Tweed industry is in a bit of a quandry lately. It seems that late last year a company (based in England no less!) bought the mill on Harris that produces all the yarn used in Harris Tweed. Their intent (as I understand it), is to use the yarns in their own line of tweed clothing. It is unclear to me whether or not the traditional Harris Tweed hand weavers will contiue to have access to this yarn, or if not, what they will do to continue their livlihood.

Since I cannot be confident of the continued availability of the cloth, I can't add this product line to our gift shop offerings at this point. However, be on the lookout for a *very similar* offering made from a medium weight worsted wool in the near future.

That beign said, if anyone is interested in a Harris tweed suit (or just a Harris tweed kilt) please contact me. I'll let you know what patterns are available, and I would need to confirm with the weaver if I can still get the cloth, and we can go from there. I'm more than happy to work with people one on one for these kinds of special projects.