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Shortlist Magazine – Aug ’15
Jamie Oliver Fifteen Apprentice Programme
We are very happy to have been asked to sponsor the Jamie Oliver Fifteen Apprenticeship Graduation this year.
“I set up Fifteen because I believe young people have untapped talents, often hidden by problems in their home lives. These talents can be freed by a passion for good food and meaningful hard work…”
Jamie Oliver – Founder of the Fifteen Apprentice Programme
Leather & waxed canvas half aprons
Coming very soon, waxed canvas and leather half and full aprons.
World of Interiors Magazine – Feb 2015
Persimmon Dyed Japanese Denim – Kakishibu
Just finished some beautiful aprons made with Japanese Kakishibu dyed (Persimmon fruit) denim. Lovely weight (approx 13 oz) Japanese selvedge denim – rare, and interesting alternative to indigo. The dye will darken with oxidation, thus the aprons will also turn gently darker in time.
Country Living Bookazine Sep 2014 – Modern Rustic II
Joyce Magazine – Spain
Featured in the Summer issue of Joyce Magazine – Spain.
Cone Mills Denim – Selvedge Denim
We have just gotten hold of some gorgeous Cone Mills Denim – ready to be turned in to some rather nice aprons
Cone Mills Corporation was a world leader in textile manufacturing of corduroy, flannel, denim and other cotton fabrics for most of the 20th century. The company was based in Greensboro, North Carolina and its mills were mostly in North and South Carolina. The company was known as the world’s largest producer of denim. It was disestablished in 2004
WHAT IS SELVEDGE DENIM?
Selvedge denim is denim woven using old-fashioned denim-weaving techniques; preferably on old looms. Selvedge looms were popular in denim weaving until the mid-to-late 1900’s. As demand for denim grew world-wide and in the United States, mills began modernizing their machinery to speed production. For these mills, that were focused more and more on increasing output, the use of old selvedge looms became unwanted, making the looms obsolete due to their slower and less consistent production.
Selvedge is often characterized by having a tighter, denser weave than non-selvedge. The higher density gives the denim a sturdier hand. The use of the older selvedge loom technology also creates variations on the denim surface (due to inconsistencies in the weaving process) compared to denim woven on modern looms. These variations make the denim visually unique and highly desirable.
What we love about Selvedge is that as well as being super strong and a cut above the rest on looks and texture, it harks back to an era when fabrics were made to last and last.