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What is the difference between tweed and herringbone?
One is a cloth and the other a weave. Drawn diagrams show why a jacket can be both.
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Filed the way a pattern book is, by what you need to know. New samples go in at the top of each section.
Cloth
What it is made of, how it is woven, and what the names on the label mean.
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How to tell if Harris Tweed is genuine
The Orb is the test. What the label proves, what it leaves out, and the sales words that prove nothing.
Care
Washing, storing and protecting wool at home.
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How to wash a wool jumper without shrinking it
Ten minutes, lukewarm water, no wringing, no radiator. And what to do when it has already gone wrong.
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How to get rid of clothes moths and keep them out
Adults are not the problem. An order of work that goes after the larvae, starting with the freezer.
Mending
Small repairs you can do at the kitchen table.
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How to darn a hole in a jumper
A blunt needle, matching yarn and a hoop. Drawings show each stage of the weave.
Buying
How to choose things worth keeping, new or used.
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What to check before buying a second-hand tweed jacket
Walk around the jacket from the shoulders inward. Where to look, what can be fixed, and your rights.