European Small-scale Weaveries, Knitters, Dyers, Finishers

Yorkshire Dales National Park, Centre Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5LW, UK.
Phone: +44 (0)15396 21958

They also offer short-run contract weaving using your designs and yarn, woven by their expert weaving technician on the Dobcross loom. For more information or to discuss your weaving needs, please contact Ellen on +44 (0)15396 21505.

Website: http://www.westwales.co.uk/curlew.htm

Knitwear short and sampling runs
Maximums: upto 30 items of the same design

Contact details:
Email: jensondesigns@blueyonder.co.uk
Phone: +44 (0)7932 464870
Website: http://www.jensondesigns.co.uk/

Industrial weavery on a small scale, undertaking all stages of the weaving process in-house, with the exception of professional fabric finishing.
Minimums: low.

Contact Details:
Email: info@londoncloth.com
Phone: +44(0)77222 44182
Website: http://www.londoncloth.com/

Website: http://www.tessanda.ch

Minimums: Very small.

Traditional handwoven with 25 looms, 18 of which are in constant use.
Specialised in natural yarns of all types - including wool silk, linen etc.
Able to process yarn types unsuitable for industrial weaving.

Address: Lischen 75, 3635 Uebeschi, Switzerland
Website: http://www.natura-handwerk.ch/

Wool only.
Minimum: Very low

Note: Fully integrated small stand alone mill, offering machine as well as hand spinning, worsted as well as non-worsted, dye, weaving and knitting service.

Small industrial weavery, primarily for silk, but also for innovative materials, and with in-house design studio.

Very high quality, suitable for high-end interiors or couture fashion.
Minimums: Around 300m

Small industrial silk weaving and interiors textile mill.

Minimums: low

Websites:
Silk Mill: http://www.stephenwalters.co.uk/
Interiors: http://www.davidwalters.co.uk

High-quality.
Suitable for high-end interiors and couture fashion.

High-end unit for dyeing, finishing, notably bespoke.

Quantities: small to medium.

Small scale tartan weavers, modern and traditional.
Have access to tartan archive.

Minimum: 4ft (1 garment)

Materials: wool, silk

Contact:
Robin Elliot
Tel: +44 (0)1750 720412
Fax: +44 (0)1750 723160
Email: enquiries@elliot-weave.co.uk

Minimums: Small, including sampling only.

Andrew Elliot Ltd specialises in the design and production of a range of throws, and fashion and interior fabrics.
Andrew Elliot Ltd offer a full design package and commission weaving service on Estate Tweeds, Tartans and Interior Design fabrics. Sample weaving and ranges on fabric structures of up to 16 shafts can also be undertaken.

Over the last few years, the company has been involved in a number of varied projects. No longer simply working with standard wools like Shetland, Lambswool and Mohair, particular fabrics have been designed and woven using silk, linen, natural wools, recycled and fancy yarns. End products have ranged from fashion scarves as narrow as 10" wide, to throws and blankets at 85" wide.

Contact Details:
Dash and Miller, High end woven fabrics
The Old Schoohouse
Salisbury Street
Barton Hill, Bristol
BS5 9UD, UK
Phone +44 (0)203 002 0553
Email: info@dashandmiller.com
Website: http://dashandmiller.com

Minimums: Sampling and small runs

Address: 8580 Amriswil, Switzerland
Phone: +41-(0)71-414-24-44
Fax: +41-(0)71-414-24-55
Website: http://www.isabodywear.ch/

Knitwear production, including CMT.

Minimums: Small to Medium
Larger orders can be processed in Portugal factory

Note: Green energy powered.

Fully traceable woollen fabrics.
Collaboration with international fashion brands.

Minimums: small to medium.

Minimums: one off and small runs as required.

Mimimums
Minimum Length: 2m – 12m maximum
Weaving width: 1m

Yarns: all fibres

Address:
Ashburton Lodge,
64 Cornard Road
Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2XB, UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 1787 466670
Fax: +44 (0) 1787 466671
Website: http://humphriesweaving.co.uk

Minimums: Small

Integrated spinner, weaver, finisher.

Weaving designs can be based on up to 16 shafts, maximum 6 colour wefts.

Minimum warp: 130m.

Address:
Melin Teifi, Dre-fach Felindre,
Llandysul, Dyfed, SA44 5UP, UK
Telephone: 01559 371003
Website: http://www.melinteifi.com/

Minimum warp: 40yds

Address:
Upper Mills, Slaithwaite,
Huddersfield, HD7 5HA
Phone: +44 (0)1484 844 407
Website: http://englishweavers.co.uk

Minimums:
Sampling ranges, small, medium.

Integrated high-end woollen cloth mill.

Minimums: 65 meters.

Minimums: Couture to large runs.
Price structure is accordingly.

High-end upholstery fabric mill.
Offers piece dying.

Minimums:
Piece Dye: 50m
Fabrics: from bespoke to medium runs

Address:
Cockpit Arts
18-22 Creekside
Deptford, London, SE8 3DZ
Phone: 020 8355 4729
Website: http://aotextiles.com

Bespoke, sustainable woven textiles for luxury private and commercial interiors and couture.

Their contemporary, bespoke fabrics are aimed at the interiors market, the first modern jacquard woven fabric that uses naturally dyed/recycled yarn.

High-end linen mill.

Piece Dyed cloth: 300m
Woven cloth: bespoke to medium runs.

Also does embroidery.

Short and long runs.

Fabrics from their made-to-order collections are all made specially for the customers order and there are minimum order requirements...4mtrs for sampling (approximately 6-8 weeks delivery) and 50mtrs for production (approximately 10-12 weeks for delivery).