Made Beautifully Here is back. This celebration of making brings you a fantastic marketplace of beautiful things from some of the finest makers in the county and beyond. Food, drink and live music set in the stunning South Pennines. There’s a great line-up of lovely companies joining us here at Upper Mills, including: McNair Shirts […]
Our collection of To Ukraine With Love clothing and accessories is growing. The new large logo organic T-Shirts have that summer of love feel. In stock and perfect for your Easter break. And if you’re heading off to the coast why not bag yourself, eh, a bag, the large tote bags are perfect for taking […]
Our #ofnaturenotagainst photo competition is back. Spring is in the air for some of us and we can’t wait to get outside. And if you’re on the other side of the world, the autumn colours are stunning too. Inspired by our ethos – ‘Of nature, not against it’ – we want to see photos that […]
Over the last few years, we have had many suggestions for new styles. Rest assured we have listened to all your wonderful ideas and development is in full swing. The first new major development is the sleeveless jacket or gilet. There are two styles to choose from The Highland Sleeveless Jacket is a more traditional gilet […]
When McNair set up shop in Slawit, Yorkshire over 8 years ago, we’d never heard of Moonraking – a festival steeped in legend with magical lanterns, storytelling and music to relieve the winter gloom of February. Usually there’s a procession with hundreds of people and thousands of visitors. The whole village would throw open its […]
We’re finally getting to grips with the changes brought about by Brexit – and what it means for our customers in the EU. Over the last few weeks, shipping to Europe has been a little less straight-forward than usual, but we have a plan to make it better. Read on to find out what’s changed, […]
It’s unbelievable to think that a year has passed since we embarked on our Provenance Ag adventure with Paul Simons and his team at Glencoe. We have finally started sewing in earnest this month and we think you’ll love the new shirts. And so the cycle starts all over again. Shearing has just finished and […]
Last month we launched our competition on social media asking you how we came to choose the specific colours in our new Charcoal Melange. We have had some very interesting suggestions but so far no correct entries. So we have decided to up the ante and increase the prize fund to £300 for all of […]
The production of our first ever fully traceable merino wool is starting to gather momentum. Next comes the spinning where carded wool is transformed into spun yarn ready for weaving. Here twist is added and the yarn is drawn out to ensure the correct yarn count. You can see the winding process and the preparation […]
Some of you may remember that at the very start of this year a slow boat set sail from Australia with our first supply of merino wool sourced directly from the farmstead. We promised to chronicle all the stages of the production as the beautiful raw merino wool transforms into a McNair Shirt. We are […]
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