Donegal tweed, which originated in Ireland, ... but may refer to any plain weave cloth speckled by “neps” or “slubs” of differently colored yarns woven into the cloth at random intervals.

Tweed is a color-flecked or tightly patterned woven wool yarn and an Irish and Scottish tradition. Studio Donegal still uses handspun yarn — a bit of it spun on Victorian spindles or old ...

Donegal tweed is rooted in land and landscape and as the Scandinavians rightly pointed out, ... Elsewhere, Chris Weineger in Donegal Yarns, who exports yarns all over the world, ...

Known for their coats and jackets in 100 per cent wool and lambswool, Triona’s more luxurious and softer cashmere and merino mix yarns are woven for them exclusively by Hanly & Co in Tipperary.

All of our tweed is made with merino so they are very soft, unlike old tweeds which were coarser yarns. The merino used in our tweeds is not Irish but it is spun traditionally at Donegal Yarns and ...

Daily Endorsement: Epaulet Donegal Tweed Pants. By Jian DeLeon. January 22, 2014. Save Save ... comfort, and a really cool flecked fabric made from different colored yarns.

“Tweed is going to be the ‘in’ fabric for 2012,” said Chris Weiniger, who runs Donegal Yarns, which supplies other fashion brands such as Ralph Lauren, Polo and Paul Smith.