We love the fact that all our clothing is designed in our London studio, and Hand Made in England. We know each of the craftsmen and tailors, visiting them weekly.
We use only 100% British wool, and want to share with you how our wool is woven, and who weaves it.
It's woven in Yorkshire, in a mill surrounded by sheep.
The wool is threaded onto a loom and sections of warp (the lengthways weave) are created.
This is then threaded onto the next loom, for the weft to be woven through.
These machines run 24 hours a day, so as not to waste a moment's productivity.
This means working long shifts. The men running these machines started with a three year apprenticeship, and most have been here for over 30 years. Needless to say, their dedication is humbling.
Once woven, the process has only just started. The wool is rough, scratchy and uneven, and is taken to the 'Finishing' Department. Here 18 processes are performed to soften and smooth the wool.
The wool is wrung, wet, dried, squeezed through multiple mangles, singed, shaven, heated up, cooled and finally finished.
This is all under the supervision of local Yorkshire men, who have all dedicated their life's work to the weaving process.
The cloth is quality checked five times in total to check for any flaws, including stitching back into the cloth any missing strands.
We met Liz, who's been doing the same job for 50 years, and says she won't stop til the day she dies.
Finally, the wool is delivered to us, who take it to the tailor, based in London, who makes our Nehru Gilets.
There is so much highly skilled human contact from start to finish, and we're so proud to be using this British wool in every Marmaduke Gilet.
We only ever use this pure wool, made by true British craftsmen.
Our Nehru Gilets, from start to finish, truly are a work of art which will last a lifetime.