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lacewise · 19 days ago

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According to Harris Tweed themselves, it’s all handwoven in private houses (and according to other sources this is required by law). If that’s true it can’t be machine woven (machinery would be too bulky for a private residence). Any chance you’re thinking of the foot operated treadle looms as machinery or is there other reason to say the manufacturing method has changed?

(In case anyone is wondering the sources confirm they do use a variety of Scottish wool for the tweed.)

Also trademark protections for crafts in the European Union—including fabrics—will have an application process opening up in December next year.

I’m not surprised he didn’t know because, while the legislation was proposed in 2020, there was not a lot of media or professional coverage until November 2023, weeks after it passed. Hopefully, it finally puts to bed a contentious European discussion about “how and when to protect crafts”.

(I only know about the GICI rollout because I have been trying to research this topic since 2021 because a bunch of hinky things are going on around European craft conventions and consumerism.)

The answer to "What the h*ck goes on on those islands to the North and West of mainland Scotland?" by Derek Guy @/dieworkwear on twitter [x]

#fashion #correcting information #fiber arts #before 2023 anyone with interest in fiber arts would look up the state of legal protections for craft in the EU and be… taken aback #like everyone was arguing what the legal protections should look like and who they should protect #no sign that the CIGI was on the horizon #(fabrics and crafts are important cultural and industrial heritage in many many European countries)#however currently basically haute couture is a protected term #but only because fashion houses have the money and clout to self-regulate and enforce regulations #like the haute couture system is independent whether it should be or not because the government did not choose to do it #and unfortunately when they were established there weren’t many trades left that had the money desire independence and support #to do the same #(although it had previously been tried with several different types of lace and more)#also let me clarify: no sign to the casual observer that CIGI was on the way #I imagine if people somehow became familiar with the legislation it was easier to follow its process of passing #also I literally spent time researching these tags because I want to try as much as possible to avoid those kinds of ‘#‘could have looked it up’ mistakes #anyway this is why I say I am desperate to have people include sources #asking in good faith because sometimes crafts do change manufacturing processes without… letting anyone know #but given it’s overseen by specific laws and regulations I do think there needs to be a source or something of them not handweaving it #source picture interview etc

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