British Apparel Textiles for Autumn/Winter 2022/3
From modern elegance to heritage classics, the UK apparel textile industry has it all! Offering sophisticated couture fabrics, contemporary worsted tailoring fabrics, heritage tweeds and tartans, embroidered textiles, knitted fabrics and more, the British textile industry has an international reputation for high-quality, exquisitely crafted textiles backed up by excellent customer service and attention to detail.
Looking ahead to the A/W 22/23 season, British apparel textile companies strike a confident pose, with a rich array of bright, stand-out designs. Internationally renowned for their exquisite quality and intelligent production techniques, British textiles are unique in exuding their heritage, while at the same time creating up-to-date contemporary looks fit for today’s discerning consumers. From crisp and classic, through to wool denims and fancy couture fabrics, British apparel textiles companies present a rich and varied selection of innovative techniques. Innovative and extrovert textile designs continue to be a key feature of the British textile offer and their intricate weaves and extravagant embroideries are sought out by design houses the world over.
British apparel textiles companies strike the ultimate balance between nature and beauty, demonstrating their dedication to achieving sustainability goals through innovative manufacturing techniques and the use of sustainable fibres where possible.
British Textile Week 2021 is co-ordinated by UKFT and supported by The Clothworkers’ Company and the Campaign for Wool.
Browse Manufacturers and Brands
Abraham Moon
Moon is a UK manufacturer of quality woollen fabrics and accessories which works with some of the most famous names in fashion and interiors
FIND OUT MOREAlex Begg
Alex Begg crafts exquisite woven accessories from finest cashmere, silk, and wool blend yarns at its mill in Ayr, on the West Coast of Scotland
FIND OUT MOREAnanas Anam
London-based Ananas Anam is a B-Corp™ certified company responsible for developing innovative plant-based textiles disrupting the world of fashion materials and leading the way in sustainability
FIND OUT MOREAraminta Campbell
Embracing traditional craftsmanship and timeless design, Araminta Campbell creates exceptional textiles that express Scotland’s natural beauty and weaving heritage
FIND OUT MOREBella Tela
Bella Tela uses inspiration and creative genius to collaborate with customers and develop innovative textiles
FIND OUT MORECalzeat
Calzeat & Co Ltd is a weaver of fabrics and accessories for the home and fashion markets. In addition to Dobbies, the company has many years of specialising in jacquard woven textiles
FIND OUT MORECounty Brook
Heritage runs deep at County Brook Mill. Textiles have been woven on this site for over 200 years with the Mitchell family, now in its fourth generation, weaving here since 1907
FIND OUT MOREEscorial
Escorial fabrics are produced exclusively at Luxury Fabrics Ltd and Joshua Ellis & Co from a fibre that is so rare it can only be found in small flock numbers in southern Australia and New Zealand
FIND OUT MOREFox Brothers
Fox Brothers has produced woollen and worsted fabric in Wellington, Somerset for nearly two hundred and fifty years. Today Fox Brothers weaves cloth for the world's leading luxury brands
FIND OUT MOREHainsworth
Hainsworth has been weaving the look of iconic England at their fully vertical Yorkshire mill since 1783, today offering premium woollen apparel fabrics utilised by discerning designers and tailors
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Heathcoat Fabrics
Heathcoat Fabrics has an international reputation for innovation and quality, supplying a range of apparel and high technology technical textiles to diverse markets around the world
FIND OUT MOREHenry Bertrand
Henry Bertrand has been weaving luxury fabrics in the UK and Europe for over 130 years using the finest yarns, offering an extensive stock service of pure silks and silk blends, and bespoke items
FIND OUT MOREHeritage Weavers
Heritage Weavers, based in Huddersfield, England, supply luxury tailoring cloths to discerning designers around the world, specialising in the manufacture of Made in England fabrics
FIND OUT MOREHuddersfield Fine Worsteds
Huddersfield Fine Worsteds is an internationally renowned cloth merchant supplying the world’s leading design houses and most prestigious tailors with woollen and worsted fabrics of superior quality
FIND OUT MOREHuddersfield Cloth
Huddersfield Cloth are wholesalers and merchants of premium apparel textile fabrics, supplying cut lengths to tailors, designers and retailers around the world
FIND OUT MOREJenny King Embroidery
Jenny King Embroidery has been established since 2003 and specialises in Irish machine embroidery which creates free hand satin stitch
FIND OUT MOREJohn Foster
With an international reputation for high quality worsted suiting and jacketing fabrics in natural fibres, John Foster has been at the forefront of the textile industry since 1819
FIND OUT MOREJohnstons of Elgin
The touch and feel of Johnstons of Elgin’s sumptuous fibres are what makes their designs unique. This season’s Cashmere and Merino Wool accessories and Home Interiors fabrics boast innovative textures
FIND OUT MOREJoseph H Clissold
Joseph H Clissold offers a wide range of fabrics to meet the requirements for today’s more relaxed trends. Utilising their vast archive, the design team have reinvented vintage looks
FIND OUT MOREJoshua Ellis
Joshua Ellis was established in 1767 and today creates the most exclusive fabrics and accessories with skills passed down through generations from cashmere, camel hair, wool, lambswool and Escorial
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Laurent Garigue
Laurent Garigue high-quality sustainable fabrics have been manufactured in Yorkshire since 1947, supplying Haute Couture houses and leading designers worldwide
FIND OUT MORELiberty Fabrics
Liberty Fabrics has been at the cutting-edge of design & decorative arts since 1875 and now forms an international wholesale business, working with retailers, brands and designers
FIND OUT MORELinton Tweeds
Linton Tweeds produces luxurious, fancy tweed fabrics in innovative woven structures, for fashion houses around the world. All fabrics have been woven on site at the mill in Carlisle since 1912
FIND OUT MORELochcarron
Dating back to 1947 Lochcarron have been creating and weaving their tartans, fabrics, and accessories in Selkirk in the heart of the Scottish Borders
FIND OUT MOREMallalieus
Founded in 1863 Mallalieus is nestled in the village of Delph in the heart of the Pennine hills. Mallalieus is one of the last remaining fully vertical woollen mills in Great Britain
FIND OUT MOREMarton Mills
Marton Mills is a family-owned weaving mill in the heart of West Yorkshire, producing fabric for a wide range of customers throughout the fashion and furnishing industries
FIND OUT MORENeill Johnstone
The Neill Johnstone name is famous around the world for producing the most innovative fantasy tweeds
FIND OUT MOREOMC England
OMC England has one goal, to produce the world’s best cloth. Manufactured in Huddersfield, England, the birthplace of the finest worsted fabric production
FIND OUT MOREPongees
Pongees specialises in silks including chiffons, crepes, douppions, habotais, organzas, tulles, velvets and mohair in an extensive range of colours for fashion, bridalwear, interiors and costumes
FIND OUT MORESamuel Tweed
Samuel Tweed Fabrics has been designing and manufacturing luxury mohair fabrics and accessories in Yorkshire for more than 75 years
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Taylor and Lodge
Taylor & Lodge is synonymous with the finest worsted cloth; its reputation for excellence is renowned the world over
Find out moreThe House of Edgar
The House of Edgar, established in 1783, are world-renowned manufacturers and suppliers of authentic quality Highlandwear to the global market
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