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Dad’s Shirt in Loinnir Pink; Bow Skirt in Loinnir Pink; Locking Up Jacket in Mourne Tweed

Bow Skirt in Loinnir Pink; Locking Up Jacket in Mourne Tweed

Locking Up Jacket | Mourne Tweed

£995.00

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Made to order

Freya is 5'7", UK 8, wears S

The Locking Up Jacket begins with Irish tweed from Mourne Textiles, woven in County Down, drawing on three generations of weaving knowledge. The texture of the cloth sits against the smooth, light-catching finish of black beetled Irish linen, used for both the lining and collar.

Our take on the barn jacket buttons down the front, with two zipped chest pockets set asymmetrically and generous flap pockets at the hips, bringing two Irish textile traditions into a familiar, practical shape. The cloth carries the character; the details make it a jacket to reach for.

Named for the person who stays behind to lock up, then finds the conversation carrying on outside. Wear it over a shirt and trousers, with room in the day for a little lingering.

Read about the cloth in the Kept for Good story.

Irish tweed woven in County Down
Barn-jacket-inspired shape
Black beetled Irish linen lining
Black beetled Irish linen collar
Asymmetric zip fastening
Generous pockets
Designed and made in Ireland

Freya is 5′7″, 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.

	S	M	L	XL
Width	22"	24"	26"	28"
Shoulder to hem	28"	28.5"	29"	29.5"
Shoulder & Sleeve	29"	29.5"	30"	30.5"

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

This Kindred of Ireland piece is crafted from Irish tweed, a fabric valued for its depth, durability and enduring character. To preserve its texture, colour and structure, we recommend dry cleaning only.

Care Instructions: Dry clean only. If needed, gently blot minor spills with a clean, dry cloth, taking care not to rub the fabric. Store in a cool, dry place and use a padded hanger or fold neatly when not in use.

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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Locking Up Jacket | Mourne Tweed

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Made in Ireland

Handmade in Belfast by one of our sewists.
Tweed from Mourne

Woven by a family of weavers in County Down.
Our barn jacket

A practical shape, made in finer cloth.
Lined in Irish linen

Black linen inside, beetled at Upperlands until it shines.

For the one who stays behind

Named in honour of whoever is in a hurry to lock up, then somehow ends up on the doorstep talking for another hour.

Look closer

Two Irish cloths, one jacket

Our take on the barn jacket. The texture of the tweed sits against the smooth, light-catching beetled linen of the collar and lining.

The collar
Black beetled linen against the tweed.
The pockets
Zipped at the chest, flapped at the hips.
From behind
A familiar, practical shape.

Kept for Good

Made to wear with

Pieces from the same season.

Wear it withbeetled bow skirt | loinnir pink £560.00
The Bow Skirt, in Loinnir Pink.
Wear it withrose dress | stained glass £565.00
The Rose Dress, in Stained Glass.
Also in Mourne tweedthe shawl | mourne tweed £725.00
The Shawl, in the same cloth.

Shop Kept for Good

Mourne tweed.
Woven in the foothills
of the Mournes.

Mourne Textiles was founded in Rostrevor, County Down, in 1954 by Gerd Hay-Edie, a Norwegian weaver who had made the Mournes her home. Her daughter Karen, a master weaver, carried it on, and today her grandson Mario runs the mill: three generations at the same craft. Some of the looms have been in the workshop for more than fifty years.

Here, a tweed with a texture you can feel before you touch it, set against the smooth shine of black beetled linen. Two Irish cloths, side by side.

Locking Up Jacket in Mourne Tweed

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.

Meet the cloth and the craft

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.

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Made in Ireland

Tweed from Mourne

Our barn jacket

Lined in Irish linen

For the one who stays behind

Two Irish cloths, one jacket

Made to wear with

Mourne tweed.
Woven in the foothills
of the Mournes.

One pair of hands,
start to finish.

Beetled linen.
Struck until it shines.

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Locking Up Jacket | Mourne Tweed

Locking Up Jacket | Mourne Tweed

Made in Ireland

Tweed from Mourne

Our barn jacket

Lined in Irish linen

For the one who stays behind

Two Irish cloths, one jacket

Made to wear with

Mourne tweed.Woven in the foothillsof the Mournes.

One pair of hands,start to finish.

Beetled linen.Struck until it shines.

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Mourne tweed.
Woven in the foothills
of the Mournes.

One pair of hands,
start to finish.

Beetled linen.
Struck until it shines.