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Eddie Doherty learnt to weave by hand at the age of 16. Now, 40 years and two long stints with large Irish fabric companies later, he uses Donegal wool to handweave pure wool blankets and tweed at his home in Ardara.
Edward Doherty (October 30, 1890 – May 4, 1975) was an American newspaper reporter, author and Oscar-nominated screenwriter. Twice-widowed, he married once more to Catherine de Hueck Doherty, founder of the Madonna House Apostolate, and later ordained a priest in the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.
Eddie Doherty is one of Ireland’s last handloom weavers. At the age of 16, he learned to weave by hand, and he has been doing so ever since for 40 years – a one-man band in Ireland’s tweed industry.
Eddie Doherty. Eddie Doherty learnt to weave by hand at the age of 16. Now, 60 years and two long stints with large Irish fabric companies later, he uses Donegal wool to handweave pure wool blankets and tweed at his home in Ardara. [/fusion_builder_column] [/fusion_builder_row] [/fusion_builder_container]
Eddie Doherty learnt to weave by hand at the age of 16. Now, 40 years and two long stints with large Irish fabric companies later, he uses Donegal wool to handweave pure wool blankets and tweed at his home in Ardara.
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Based in the town of Ardara, the cradle of the tweed industry in Ireland, Doherty uses traditional methods to produce his pure wool blankets and tweed of a truly exquisite quality. Apart from his cozy throws, Doherty creates capes, men’s caps and waistcoats made of tweed.
Eddie Doherty Handwoven Tweeds, Ardara, County Donegal. 2,609 likes · 95 were here. Donegal Handwoven Tweed.
