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 ...

So while his business sells Donegal jackets and waistcoats made from Shetland tweed, it also carries similar styles in a Donegal-flecked blend of wool, silk and linen. “Rather than a particular ...

After a two-week intensive study visiting all corners of the country, they concluded that of all the industries – which included pottery, glass and knitwear – Donegal tweed stood out the most ...

Donegal Tweed. But did you know that just because its called Donegal tweed doesn't mean that it was actually woven there? The truth is there are few authentic manufacturers of Donegal tweed left ...

BRUSSELS, April 13 (Reuters) - From Murano glass and Donegal tweed to Porcelaine de Limoges, the European Union wants to protect its traditional crafts and industrial products with new rules that ...

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".