Mourne Textiles Journal
Dramatic Designs
Pavel Barter talks to Michele Clapton, costume designer, about weaving storylines into the textiles of Game of Thrones. Textiles are not just for show, they are also a way of...
A life behind the loom
John McAtasney, 83, started weaving for Mourne Textiles over 50 years ago. This master craftsman, known to us as John The Weaver, is considered the very last hand weaver of...
Meet the Mourne Textiles Team
Damien McKeown, 32, on his career with Mourne Textiles and how the QEST apprenticeship grant is helping him train in essential skills. Damien Mending Mourne Check Granite How did...
Dressed for success
An interview with Irish fashion and costume designer Peter O'Brien As part of 2017's TextISLE event in Dublin, Irish fashion designer Peter O'Brien used Mourne Textile fabrics to create new...
Sheep to Loom: The Story of our Yarns
It’s Wool Week and to celebrate we’d like to tell you the story of our yarns. We’ve been using this natural material for three generations to handweave our products in Northern...
The Robin Day centenary chair
There’s nothing quite like relaxing in your favourite chair. Sixty years after Mourne Textiles original collaboration with furniture designer Robin Day, the ‘Reclining Chair’ has been re-issued to celebrate the...
