A father and son revive traditional tweed craft in Ireland. Excerpt: Weaving used to be one of Donegal’s largest industries, but today it’s almost gone. Unlike Harris & Lewis, where Harris Tweed is ...

In 1961 a group of six eminent Scandinavian designers were invited to Ireland to publish a report and recommendations on design in Ireland. After a two-week intensive study visiting all corners of the ...

Mar. 11, 2001 - ARDARA, Ireland - Colm Sweeney grew up in Ardara, tweed center of County Donegal, learning about Awarps and wefts long before he knew about the birds and the bees. Playing on the floor ...

*Editor's Note: This article was originally published in 2014. When Kieran Molloy, 28, lost his job as an industrial engineer to the recession, he found himself back at home in the little village of ...

Report shows fair day in Ardara, County Donegal. Hand spinning and hand weaving. People at the fair in period costume. Interview with Judith Hoad, author of book on Donegal tweed, who organised the ...

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".