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Carnaween Clothing and Caps

24 Monday Aug 2015

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We have been stocking Carnaween Tweed caps made in Donegal for nearly a year now. They are in the high end of the flat cap range. Hand finished with extraordinary attention to detail such as the satin lining, a Carnaween Cap is something special.

The company was set up by Carmel Weir and her partner, Carmel has been in the business for many years, she has taken bespoke tweed carftsmanship to a new level such is their quality and style.

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Pictured above is the Charrig style and the grey herring bone in Clochan style above, all named after place names in the Malin Mhór area of North West Donegal. Carnapurple

Finished with the leather Carnaween logo on the side , these caps have a style of their own. Available in store and online at http://www.thedonegalshop.com

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Eddie Doherty Handwoven Tweed Throws

11 Tuesday Aug 2015

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We love selling genuinely Irish made products , but particularly from Donegal. Eddie Doherty a weaver from Ardara in County Donegal learnt the art of handweaving when he only 16 years old. 

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Now, 40 years and two long stints with large Irish fabric companies later, he uses Donegal wool to handweave pure wool blankets and tweed at his home in Ardara.

Using a loom of which there are only 2 in operation in Donegal , Eddie weaves the most amazing Donegal Tweed throws.

Eddie has a lovely shop where you can see him weaving his beautifully made tweed throws as well as waistcoats and capes and scarves. Each large throw can weigh up to 2 kilos and can take a number of days to make.

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We find the earthy browns and greens to be most popular colours in the throws.

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