Ireland's weavers fight to save Donegal tweed from foreign imposters Donegal tweed is a woollen fabric with neps - or flecks - of distinctive colours spun into the yarn as its main characteristic ...

Dream weavers: Donegal tweed inspires younger talent to make new ‘music’ in cloth Contemporary designers are reinventing heritage brands, delivering innovative takes on tweed for the new ...

Donaghy firmly believes there is a future in hand weaving in Donegal and as a result is committed to offering apprenticeships, though he stresses that training a weaver is a slow, costly and time ...

At Studio Donegal in Kilcar, weaving center in the Gaelic-speaking area, Tristan Donaghy is following in the footsteps of his parents, Kevin and Wendy Donaghy, a wellknown designer-weaver/spinner team ...

JEROME REILLY in DONEGAL LEADING fashion houses including Ralph Lauren, Hugo Boss and Victoria Beckham's favourite label Dolce & Gabbana have given Donegal's traditional weaving industry a huge ...

Emmet Burke, Mary Ruth Burke and George Yeager, in front, and John Dougherty, Roger Redmond and Ray Stephens, in back, make up today’s purist-leaning ‘Donegal Weavers.’ TIMES LEADER STAFF ...

Weavers of Ireland's famous Donegal tweed have called for a special protected status for their product, as the craft industry battles a raft of cheaper imitations branding themselves as "Donegals".

Weavers of Ireland's famous Donegal tweed have called for a special protected status for their product, as the craft industry battles a raft of cheaper imitations branding themselves as "Donegals".