How Tweed Is Made: Visiting Lovat Mill | From Suit To Shoot | Episode 9
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- In Episode 9 of our Suit to Shoot Series, Kirby Allison finally makes it to Scotland! Our first stop is to visit Lovat Mill again. Based in Hawick, a town synonymous with the history of tweed, Lovat Mill makes the absolute finest tweeds in the world, as well as designing and manufacturing the vast majority of the estate and regimental tweeds in the United Kingdom.
Kirby speaks with owners Stephen Rendle and Alan Cummings about the incredible history and tradition of Lovat, before spending time with Ruth Duff and James Fleming to learn more about the design and manufacturing of this iconic cloth. We even watch as the very fabric used for Kirby's five-piece shooting suit is woven right in front of him.
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How Tweed Is Made: Visiting Lovat Mill | From Suit To Shoot | Episode 9
0:00 Previously in this Series
0:50 Series Introduction
2:11 Arriving at Lovat
3:12 Stephen & Alan
3:38 History & Tradition
33:35 Tweed design with Ruth
54:17 Manufacturing Tweed with James
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These series do deserve to be on the TV! The quality is just astounding!!
Definitely..
Very kind of you to say Alise. Thank you
@@kirbyallison I feel as if you're really milking it now.......
@@pascalsauvage2275 Don’t be a prick…. …. ….
@@pascalsauvage2275 I feel as if you are a real Douchebag
I really don’t want this series to ever end
It never ceases to amaze me how Kirby manages to live in a world I can only imagine but makes it relatable informative and interesting without coming across as condescending or
self-righteous keeps me coming back to watch more and learn new things.
Kirby, I'm just a simple country boy that usually wears T shirts and cheap jeans, but these videos are absolutely fascinating. I'm glad your channel showed up in my recommendations!
As a manufacturer of weaving looms in India and having followed tweed-making for many years, I found the video amazingly informative. Thank you for sharing it Kirby.
Glad it was helpful!
You’ve got a cracking cinematographer and editor on your team.
Exceptional, Kirby. You clearly put quality, craftsmanship and tradition into your video offerings.
You know, I'm not in to many of the things that are gone over in your videos but I still find myself watching hour long videos. They are very interesting and they captivate me. I'm sure many others concur.
Stunning montage at the end of the weaving machinery and people. Well done Kirby and team.
Your production is now TV quality, Kirby. Fantastic video. The genius behind making the fabric is mind-blowing, as is the incredible invention behind the machines that have modernised the processes. And yet one is also struck by the rapid hand movements and skill of the human processors. These fabrics are the incarnation of the best of the past combined with the hope of the future.
Tweed is awesome!!!!! That archive is amazing! It really struck me when you guys talked about being able to glimpse creativity that black and white photos couldn't show.
Another masterpiece of documentary film making from Kirby Allison and his team. Sheer class!
This is much nicer than I expected, great job. This serie is a masterpiece
Kirby your videos are some of the most interesting and well put together on CZcams. So nice to see these traditions being passed on. God Bless
Thank you very much!
What a beautiful documentation of quality, craftsmanship and tradition. If this video were 24hrs long it would still seem too short.
Well done Mr.Allison.
God bless.
Wow, thank you Timothy. Very kind of you to say.
It just amazes me that there is so much history behind this seemingly multi-universal world of fabric. Yet another outlet for my material obsession to gawk over! I think we can all appreciate how much wisdom is contained in what might be the most overlooked process of garment making.
Yet another outstanding production!
Never thought about how tweeds were made. This is incredible if you think about it. Very intensive and impressive.
Might I join you on your next shoot, Kirby?
This is an amazing viewing experience, thank you Kirby.
Kirby, your video’s are top notch . Love to follow your content and passions
কার্বির এ কাজ চমৎকার হইছে, এটা রীতিমতো বহু জিনিসের আগ্রহ মেটাবে। ❤
Kirby, please have a celebratory livestream when you hit 500K! I'll be here with a drink in hand!
This series is something remarkable Kirby. Credit to the team and yourself on the production of this.
As always Kirby a delight to watch
Amazing experience ! Thank you, Mr. Allison !
“In today’s world, does all of this still exist, and if so, why?”
The answer is simple: Yes, it exists, because there are people who are willing and able to pay for the experience.
Very well presented history and technology behind tweed. But there is also a huge feel-good atmosphere in all your videos that make them truly enjoyable to watch. It comes from how polite, articulate and well informed you are, and how genuinely interested you are in the subject matters.
HOW WILL YOU EVER TOP THIS SERIES.... WOWOWWWWWW
Great stuff, good to see the rich cultural heritage being alive and well.
For some reason i find myself watching Mob movies and organized crimes, then switching to Mr.Kirby Allison. 🕵🏻♂️
What a beautiful series, thanks.
Lovat is a treat to watch and listen. Could listen to you for hours.
You never look on tweed the same way after seing the amount of dedication, passion, love and creativity goes in such breathtaking art & craft. Beautifully produced.
21:38 I absolutely LOVED hearing the guys geek out about the REAL meaning of "thorn-proof". Just a tiny example of how seriously they take their craft and what true artisans they are!
I feel like these videos don't get the views they deserve. I'm just about the most uncultured man there could be, a small town Canadian, son of a logger that was raised in Glasgow, and I'm all grown up to be an industrial scaffolder. My style is more steel toe boots, hard hats, a harness, and a tool belt. But even I can appreciate the craftsmanship and culture presented in these videos. Great work.
What an incredible production. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you for making this, Kirby & team.
Love this series! When the design director said “without getting physically hurt” I think he really meant it 😊😂
Ruth is so lovely and shy, bless her. I think she really wanted to run away. 🤗
Beautiful tweed, Kirby! That’s one thing I’ve never gotten into, getting a tweed sports coat is something on my wishlist!!
So many see the "little black dress" and gentlemen's evening wear as the acme of sophistication. They can be lovely, to be sure. But in my view, tweed is truly the height of sophistication. The combination of color and pattern is endlessly astounding. Extremely subtle and surpassingly bold.
4:08 Mr Rendle's voice and pronunciation is so nice!
My hat off to you Kirby! This is the best content I have seen on CZcams, absolutely top notch. Bravo!
Thanks for the amazing content, Kirby! And for the look inside this most excellent Scottish institution ... I LOVE my Lovat Tweed shooting suit!
Glad you liked it Dave. I couldn't agree more about loving the Lovat tweed!
Its incredible to see those machines. I could spend all day in that factory watching it.
I still cant get my head around how it actually all comes together. Someone needs to do one of those 3D animated explanation videos haha
This series is super impressive. I love this little window into a world of tradition and luxury that I had no idea existed, but now I’m just so invested in the processes that I’m looking up how I can go on a shoot as well!
Quite mesmerising watching the spinners and weavers!
It's impressive that they can weave such an array of vibrant colors into various shades of drab olive
This was an incredible watch. Wonderful cinematography and conversation.
Kirby- where can we purchase this fabric in the US? I love it so much and I’m dying to sew my own jacket with it. Great video! The process of making tweed is like a symphony!! You demonstrated that very well. Now, please purchase a bale so we can buy some yardage on your website! 💙💚 I’m in for 8 yards. Thx!!
Excellent idea Kate! I will have to speak to Stephen and Alan at Lovat Mill!
Good Evening Mr Allison. I must say that although I enjoy very much all your content, this series and specially everything that was related to Lovat Mill was superb. What a marvelous industry the Tweed is. It is now a bucket list thing for me to be able to visit this industry as well as you did.
Your content has reached a level of brilliant quality. Thank you very much for everything you share with us.
Best regards from Colombia, South America.
Good evening Alvaro! Thank you for your kind words. I am very pleased with how this series has turned out, and so grateful that it is being so warmly received by people like yourself. I truly hope you do get a chance to visit Lovat mill yourself at some point as well. It really is incredible to see the skill and craft up close. Keep the comments coming too. Always great to hear what you all think.
Awesome series. Tweed is so beautiful
Lovat Mills, absolutely fascinating. Thank you... ❤️🇦🇺
beyond the deep knowledge of the mill guys, I'm charmed by their enthusiasm and jovial, unguarded rural demeanor. it's a nice contrast from the suave london gents earlier in the series. it's great fun watching them take turns telling the story, respecting each others' authority yet barely resisting the urge to jump in with some little fact.
Very interesting video. Yesterday I bought a sports jacket made from tweed woven by Lovats. I'm from the Borders myself and have been past the mill many times and have seen through some open doors but nothing more, very interesting to see what goes on inside.
Peripatetic......what a word
Fascinating!
3:15 great video, though I did laugh out loud when I saw those three jackets together.
Outstanding video!
Excellent work. Very informative and professional!
Thank you Kirby for the information. I will soon be selecting some highland tartan for the seats of my handmade car.
I remember learning a little, about weaving, in school. I recall about warp and weft and the shuttle going back and forth, with the weft(?) going up and down, each time the shuttle went across. With this explanation and as an aircraft engineer, I could have done with a diagram 😂🤣. Fascinating stuff.
I’m totally ordering some throws and scarves from the Lovat mill website for Christmas this year. Thanks Kirby, you helped me spend some money.
Just amazing documentary.
Thank you very much Graham
So, so interesting.
Another wonderful, informative journey Kirby. Thank you. And I was in grungy camo this weekend North of Houston for the opening of dove season....LOL.
Hopefully this video series encourages you to elevate your outdoors style game.
So cool
Damn the suit you're wearing in this one is amazing
Very nice.
Very nice
Very informative and professional presentation Kirby. Might I suggest you also visit one of the Harris Tweed Mills in the Outer Hebrides?
Excellent show, incredible insights into the process of making tweed. All the people who you met were knowledgable and enthusiastic about their work which they seem to treat as a vocation. Well done this show should be on TV or Netflix
Are we going to see you actually go on the hunt? Looking forward to more videos, I actually don't live to far from your shop in DFW.
The darning process could probably be machine learning assisted where a machine scans the cloth and finds the imperfections
I'm very much interested on the Lovat gentleman's jacket. They looks rather Neapolitan with their Scottish fabric
Im interested in knowing why you all eat snakes, dogs, cats, rats and everything you shouldn't.......
@@pascalsauvage2275 That’s a cheap comment. Maybe if you read a little history and learned about the regional mass starvations of the past you’d understand why.
@@russ9921 I have. I know why they chose to eat feral animals due to the wars. But, why are they still doing this is what I want to know.
@@pascalsauvage2275 Well some are quite tasty - for example frogs and snake (which I have had). Others are believed to have medicinal properties. Personally, I prefer a roast chicken, French style.
Good morning Kirby, as a first comment this is an amazing series, probably one of the best ever made on bespoke and that fabric from lova mill is incredible... talking about fabrics, would you mind letting me from who is the lovely grey prince of fabric that you have in the intro and may be from which bunch? Thanks for all amazing videos and cheers from France!
That’s Dormeuil
Still waiting for next episode
Sir ..I seeing daily your Chanel ..
That was a fantastic program...Kirby, I've been searching all over to find out the name of the collection from the Shetland isles.. 25:44 ..the swatch book says SONSIE? But I can't find anything online. Can you help?please
Brilliant clothes , excellent presentation all in the pursuit of killing innocent creatures.
The way to know the difference is definitely the need to try the tweed.
poor ruth seemed terrified to be on camera. you can definitley tell shes an expert in her field
I would like to know what happened with the video about "Top 5 Cigar Lounge" in London, I can't find it.....
We had issues with some cigar videos of ours being reported, which resulted in a community strike. So we took the difficult decision to remove a lot of our older cigar content to avoid further strikes, while we modified the way we made them. Hopefully we should have no further issues going forward.
ok!! That video was really good. Well, I hope you can make some similar videos without any problem. A love your content, it's motivating and illustrative. Keep going!!! 💪👌
Hi Kirby what is the music at the start please?!
Darude - Sandstom.
@@pascalsauvage2275 Thank you! Actually though it isn't, it's Village Incantation by Risian :-)
i want ruth to work in my shop
With Jaguar Land Rover too. M.
And hour in and yet to see a single bolt of tweed woven
During the British Raj in India, Britain destroyed the Bengal looms to the extent of cutting down the hands of the weavers so that industries like these can flourish. The mid-Victorian sartorial delicacy the Gentleman is so proud of , stems from the blood of the Bengalis
You've got Hawick pronunced correctly, now you need to work on Edinburgh. Not Edin burrow, Edin bruh
Hello Kirby. I have a problem that I cannot deal with. It's about wearing a shirt. I have a lot of them in my wardrobe, but I have the impression that I can't wear them properly. Because whenever I put them in my pants - no matter if they are fitted or not - they always come out of my pants, stick out. I've tried different ways, different methods to tuck in properly - including straps, etc. I don't know how to handle it. My body build seems to be quite proportional. I am not overweight, but every time I try to look good, look elegant, it feels like I look bad. And yes, I envy men who don't have a problem with it. I know you won't solve it, but would be grateful if you could comment on it in one of your future video's. Take care.
It is something I have discussed with a few tailors in videos before, as it comes up quite a bit. You will find that dress shirts that are made custom with have quite a bit more length, so that they can be tucked in, and won't come out throughout the day.
@@kirbyallison Thank you for your answer Kirby. I will check that video. In one of your conversations with Eric Jensen you talked about making you feel comfortable in your clothes. I hope to find a way to do this. Thank you once again 🙂
Did you hear that the queen has died
Shooting game. Barbaric
Yes Stephen you can cook game on a barbaricue but there’s also great recipes using a slow-cooker, oven or pan.
@@scottmills3573 ha ha very funny.
First!
Peado!!
The size of the lapels of Kirbys suits, especially in the intro, are totally ridiculous, and really makes me question his eye. Great fashion is about balance and cohesion, and those lapels are cartoonishly large!
Some of us beg to differ.
It`s a shame because Hawick is a really run down town. A shadow of it`s former self.
Jesus Christ Kirby is constantly producing content in the HIGHEST of standards for free - and cant get above 40! Patreons?? With 500k Subs? While some confusing podcast like chapo trap house makes 160 000$ trough patreon with 5x less subs? I cant understand it!
Don’t forget that you are married buddy ))). So beautiful girl )))
Not aimed at just your channel by any means, but this sudden seeming fad to “reach out” to people. What is wrong with using terms like “we talked to” or “we discussed with”? From my part, it seems to want to convey just how modern we are; how collaborative we are. Just nonsense.
I had ordered a new clothes item recently and I had to email them asking about delivery time as they had exceeded the 7-10 days originally promised. The reply I got was “thank you for reaching out to us” no, I wasn’t “reaching out to you”, I was complaining; you had let me down but wanted to soften that by insinuating that I was “reaching out”.
So, within this series which is a celebration of many of the traditions that the UK has from footwear to clothes to guns etc., for what benefit does this tailor use the phrase “ reaching out to the supplier”? The kind of corruption of language which demeans those who use it.
Don’t be a crashing bore - Kirby is from the USA and of course will use his own home grown phraseology. Bear in mind he said ‘goodness, gracious’ at one point in the video so he is gradually becoming an honorary Brit!
@@russ9921 dont be a crashing idiot. Please engage ears and brains before you type. It was actually the male English tailor who used that phrase. It may be an American idiom but it’s certainly not an English. Thank goodness.