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EPISODE · Mar 14, 2025 · 1H 3M

Harris Tweed: How sturdy wool woven in the outer Hebrides became the very fabric of Britishness

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Suzanne gathers a fashionable cast - including Sherlock Holmes, Coco Chanel and Vivienne Westwood – to take Muriel through the warp and weft of Harris tweed's dramatic history. The only fabric still to have its own Act of Parliament, it was a battleground for Gaelic weavers, philanthropic aristocrats and punk fashionistas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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