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DOCUMENTING THE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND HISTORY OF PRODUCTS MADE IN THE BRITISH ISLES

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

DRAKES TIES : MADE IN ENGLAND

"We make ties completely by hand... We are printing cloth in Macclesfield and we are weaving the majority of our silk in Suffolk."

Drakes, the largest independent handmade tie maker in England. A video by Jai Rafferty for It's Nice That.

Labels: DRAKES, London, MACCLESFIELD, Making, SUFFOLK, ties, VIDEO

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NO.1 : STEVENAGE KNITTING COMPANY, STEVENAGE
NO.2 : SUNSPEL, LONG EATON
NO.3 : GLOBE-TROTTER, BROXBOURNE
NO.4 : BROMPTON, BRENTFORD
NO.5 : SMITH & PEPPER, BIRMINGHAM
NO.6 : ABBEYHORN, HOLME
NO.7 : VITSOE, CAMDEN
NO.8 : ALFRED DUNHILL, WALTHAMSTOW
NO.9 : J&A DESIGNS (PERSAUD'S), HOMERTON

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BRITISH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
BRITISH HISTORY ONLINE
BRITISH TOY MAKING
CULTURE 24: INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE
DESIGN AT THE DESIGN MUSEUM
GRACE'S GUIDE
MADE IN BIRMINGHAM
THE HIGH WYCOMBE ELECTRONIC FURNITURE ARCHIVE
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