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Bell Ringing Dress in Black Beetled Linen

Bell Ringing Dress | Black Beetled Linen

£510.00

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Made to order

Model is 5'8.5", UK 8, wears S

Black beetled Irish linen, sculptural puff sleeves and a decidedly short hem. Named for the bells that call everyone to church, the Bell Ringing Dress is a mini, which is not something you hear often about church clothes.

The linen is beetled in Upperlands, the traditional process giving it a deep sheen and a crisp hand that holds the shape of the sleeves. An elongated side panel adds to its distinctive outline, with a zip fastening at the back.

Wear it with black tights and flat shoes, or layer it over trousers for a different proportion.

Black Irish linen beetled in Upperlands
Crisp, sculptural finish with a deep sheen
Mini length
Puff sleeves
Elongated side panel detail
Zip fastening at the back
Designed and made in Ireland
Made from 100% Irish linen

Ella is 5′8½″, usually wears a UK 8 and is wearing size S.

These are garment measurements in inches, not body measurements. Compare them with a similar garment you own and like the fit of.

Measurements marked “laid flat” are taken across the garment, not around it.

	S	M	L	XL
Width (laid flat)	17"	19"	21"	23"
Shoulder to hem	33"	34"	35"	36"
Sleeve length	11"	11"	11"	11"
Shoulder	4"	4.5"	5"	5.5"

Please get in touch if you have any questions about sizing.

Crafted from Irish beetled linen, this piece draws on one of Ireland’s oldest textile traditions. The beetling process gives the fabric its distinctive structure, smoothness and sheen, preserving a rare craft still practiced in Northern Ireland today. Care Instructions Dry clean only. Avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight and store in a cool, dry place. Use a padded hanger or fold neatly to help maintain the shape of the garment.

Our made to order pieces have a production time of 3-4 weeks.

Ready to ship items will be shipped within 1-2 working days.

Delivery is £6, and free on orders over £250.

No customs charges for any of our pieces if based in the EU.

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Bell Ringing Dress | Black Beetled Linen

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Made in Ireland

Handmade in Belfast by one of our sewists.
Black beetled linen

Irish linen, beetled in Upperlands until it shines.
The sleeves

Held in shape by the crisp cloth.
Made to order

Nothing is cut until you choose it.

Sleeves that hold their shape

Look closer

A mini, for church

Not something you hear often about church clothes.

The sleeves
Sculptural, and full.
The side panel
Longer at the side.
The sheen
Beetled until it shines.

Kept for Good

More black beetled linen

The same sheen, in other shapes.

Also in black beetled linencadhla shirt | black beetled linen £340.00
The Cadhla Shirt.
Also in black beetled linenbeetled bow skirt | black £480.00
The Beetled Bow Skirt.
Also in black beetled linenaurelia skirt | black beetled £575.00
The Aurelia Skirt.

Shop Kept for Good

The cloth

Beetled linen.
Struck until it shines.

Linen, wound on a wooden beam and beaten under wooden hammers until the weave closes and a quiet sheen comes up.

It is done in Upperlands, in the last beetling mill in the world, on engines well over a century old. The sheen comes from the hammering, not from any finish.

It gives the cloth a crispness ordinary linen does not have, so it holds a shape: the puff sleeves of the Bell Ringing Dress, the double layers of the Bow Skirts. In black the sheen runs deep; in slate it is quieter.

Colours: Black, slate and Loinnir Pink
Finish: Beetled in Upperlands
Worn as: Bell Ringing Dress, Beetled Bow Skirts

The art of beetling

Willie Smyth, the world’s last linen beetler, at the engines in Upperlands.

Bell Ringing Dress in black beetled linen

One pair of hands,
start to finish.

Every piece is cut and sewn in Belfast by one of our sewists, who sees it through from the first cut to the last stitch.

We keep our making close to home on purpose. Belfast was once the linen capital of the world, and the skills that built it are rare now. Making here is how we keep them alive.

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Bell Ringing Dress | Black Beetled Linen

Made in Ireland

Black beetled linen

The sleeves

Made to order

Sleeves that hold their shape

A mini, for church

More black beetled linen

Beetled linen.
Struck until it shines.

One pair of hands,
start to finish.

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Bell Ringing Dress | Black Beetled Linen

Bell Ringing Dress | Black Beetled Linen

Made in Ireland

Black beetled linen

The sleeves

Made to order

Sleeves that hold their shape

A mini, for church

More black beetled linen

Beetled linen.Struck until it shines.

One pair of hands,start to finish.

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Beetled linen.
Struck until it shines.

One pair of hands,
start to finish.