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Made in Ireland
Handmade in Belfast by one of our sewists.
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Beetled at Upperlands
From the last mill of its kind.
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A bow
Hand-crafted, just under the ruffle.
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Made to order
Nothing is cut until you choose it.
Look closer
A longer shape, a quiet sheen
Longer, for a more dramatic shape. The black beetled linen gives it a sheen that is all its own.
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The bow
Oversized, under the ruffle.
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The tiers
Swinging as you turn.
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Worn
With heels, or with jeans.
A House Signature
More beetled linen
Pieces in the same cloth.
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Also in the familybow dress | beetled taupe
£1,250.00
The Bow Dress, in Beetled Taupe.
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Also in beetled linenbell ringing dress | black beetled linen
£510.00
The Bell Ringing Dress.
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Also in beetled linenaurelia skirt | black beetled
£575.00
The Aurelia Skirt.
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 at 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, and lets it hold a shape.
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.
Need it by a particular day? Let us know by emailing us or leaving a note at checkout.
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