We’re flying the ethical “Made In Britain Flag” even higher this Autumn Winter

In case you didn’t know, we make our gorgeous sheepskin Celt boots by hand in Cornwall at the head quarters for Celtic Sheepskin. However these aren’t all we make in Britain. In fact, I’ve just sat and counted the catalogue and there are 167 pieces in our new Autumn Winter catalogue that are made in Great Britain! Applying my maths skills even more, that means over 81% of our entire catalogue is made in the UK with the rest predominantly made in Europe (and those are mainly southern Ireland)! We’ve always been proud to manufacture in Great Britain, and with a collection of 205 pieces - excluding the different colour ways - it has been no small challenge.

I have seen first hand the extreme lengths our Directors Kath and Nick Whitworth have gone to, to make sure quality does not falter on any item in the new collection, and feedback from our customers so far has been excellent. This attention to detail moved into the introduction of two pieces made from British Wool from Bluefaced Leicester sheep.

The wool has been used in two of our new garments, namely the Drop Back Fisherman’s Jumper and Chunky Cable Waistcoat. Both of which are absolutely stunning, and even bang on trend as cable knit is tipped to be very popular this autumn winter.

So what’s ethical about making clothes in Great Britain I hear you ask? Well, firstly the UK has a minimum wage structure set up; so immediately that ticks the “Fair Trade” category. The clothes haven’t travelled far to get to our Cornish warehouse, using roads rather than air travel. Then of course there’s that great argument for buying locally and putting money into our local economy. The recession has hit factory workers just as other industries, and it feels right to be supporting our own. We have many very wonderfully talented people in our country and it’s great to show off their skills.

So on that note, I’ll leave you with a few more images of our new items that have been made in Britain and feature in our new Autumn Winter catalogue. Which is your favourite…?