About Tweed Yard, an independent clothing publication

Tweed Yard is a small online magazine written by its editors. It is not a shop, and it is not the voice of any mill, tailor, trade body or brand. We do not sell cloth, clothing or repairs.

Black and white photograph of an elderly tailor sitting cross-legged on his work table by a window, sewing a dark garment — A tailor at work on his table, photographed by Geoff Charles.

What we cover

Tweed and other wool cloths, and what the words on the label mean. Washing, storing and protecting wool at home. Small repairs that anyone can try. How to look at a garment, new or second-hand, and decide whether it will last.

How we check things

We read the sources behind each article and list them at the end, favouring public bodies, trade authorities, museums and consumer organisations. Care advice can differ between garments, so a care label or the maker's advice takes precedence over anything we say. Rules on labelling and consumer rights can change, and our notes on them are general information, not legal advice. If we have got something wrong, please tell us at [email protected] and we will look at it and put it right.

Contributors and commercial links

Alongside our own articles, we publish pieces from outside writers. Anything paid for or written on behalf of a business is labelled as such. Our write for us page sets out the rules. Nothing on this site is a personal recommendation, and we do not claim to have tested products unless an article says that we did.

Image credits

Photographs come from Wikimedia Commons, and each licensed photo is also credited under the image where it appears. Diagrams, drawings, the cloth textures and the logo are our own.

Tweed fabric: tanakawho, CC BY 2.0, source.
Harris Tweed Macro photography: unnamed uploader, CC0, source.
Stamping of Harris Tweed cloth: The Harris Tweed Authority, CC BY-SA 3.0, source.
Harris Tweed Black Grey: Володимир Халак, CC BY-SA 4.0, source.
Donegal Tweed: Toxophilus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source.
Tineola.bisselliella.7218: Olaf Leillinger, CC BY-SA 2.5, source.
Grey knitted sweater: Aslak Raanes, CC BY 2.0, source.
Mending hole with darning mushroom: Wuerzele, CC BY-SA 4.0, source.
Darning mushroom to mend a hole: Wuerzele, CC BY-SA 4.0, source.
Tweed jacket edited: Devin Rowe, CC BY 3.0, source.
Tailored sport coat partial lining: PKM, CC BY-SA 3.0, source.
Harris Tweed Sakko - Ausschnitt mit Lederknopf - Bild 002: Lupus in Saxonia, CC BY-SA 4.0, source.
A Tailor at Work (6920059143): Geoff Charles, CC0, source.