26 May, 2013

Prototyping Herdwick fleece insulation

Over the past weeks we’ve been working on a new bag design which requires thermal insulation. There is no better insulating material available to us than Herdwick fleece, the dense, coarse fibres that protects the animals from the elements at 3,000ft. In production we will have the wadding prepared in the workshop, for the first …

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23 May, 2013

Herdy Shepherd

Twitter users with an interest in rural affairs or specifically Herdwick sheep may well have encountered Herdy Shepherd, or @herdyshepherd1 to give him his correct Twitter name. This shepherd with a smartphone has done more to promote Herdwick farming in a few short months than traditional marketing and media have done in years. Word spread and …

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01 May, 2013

David Ellison’s Cumberland Westmorland wrestling photography

I first encountered David Ellisons photography by accident, a chance meeting with Jamie Lowe of Imperial and Standard and subsequent rambling discussion about our home county of Cumbria. Jamie mentioned a friend, David, who was conducting a photography project, Tek Hod, documenting Cumberland Westmorland wrestling. I was more excited than you may imagine by this. …

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30 Apr, 2013

North Norfolk weekend

We’ve enjoyed trips to many diverse locations on the British coast over the past couple of years, usually an informal blend of work and pleasure, our most recent, to North Norfolk favoured the latter but was as inspiring as any. There are many beautiful towns and villages in the area, some almost entirely constructed of … Continue reading

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09 Apr, 2013

New Union – Barrett and Tenter for Spring

A few eagle-eyed folk noticed our updated Homepage images; two new bags in the Union collection, the Barrett Flap Brief and Tenter Workbag. Both were previously interpreted in Herdwyck tweed, but as spring has finally arrived we thought it appropriate to offer them in our cotton linen Union fabric. Although tweed-like in appearance this robust … Continue reading

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04 Apr, 2013

The Country House Springtime Hit List by Luke Edward Hall

As I sit here at home, fingers cold and typing, I find myself staring out of the window, past bare, skeletal trees and into grim, grey depths of nothingness. A little bleak? Well, I think we’re all in agreement that winter has long outstayed its welcome. Perpetual snow showers and icy, bitter winds are trying … Continue reading

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02 Apr, 2013

The View from The Shard

Perhaps not a typical Cherchbi Journal post, but our visit to the viewing floor of The Shard over the weekend is well worthy of comment. London has a number of tall buildings with public access to high floors, however the perspective from floor 68 of The Shard, at around 800 feet above ground level is more … Continue reading

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28 Mar, 2013

Welcome to the company, Mr Cherchbi

We’ve been on the hunt for a mannequin for some time, living in the vain hope that we’d find just the right one (sturdy male, 40″ chest, articulated arms, right degree of age and use) languishing in some dusty corner of eBay. With that description we may have had more luck on Guardian Soulmates. Eventually reality … Continue reading

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