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Harris tweed sample

Creator: NationalMuseumsScotland on 8 Apr 2011, 1 p.m.

Harris Tweed sample and label. The Harris Tweed Authority mark was registered in 1910. Since 1993 only tweed dyed and handwoven on the islands of Lewis, Harris, Uist and Barra has been awarded the symbol.

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Harris tweed sample

Harris Tweed means a tweed which has been hand woven by the islanders at their homes in the Outer Hebrides, finished in the islands of Harris, Lewis, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and Barra and their several purtenances (The Outer Hebrides) and made from pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides.

Created by: NationalMuseumsScotland on 26 Jan 2011, 11:22 a.m.

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