A to Z of Acorn’s Qualities

Just a little fun running through the various qualities that Acorn have to offer…

A is Arnside, a medium weight twill with a soft handle and a high lustre

B is for Barbados, a blend of Linen and Bamboo in bright tropical colours

C is Chatsworth, a range of floral lawn prints

D is for Dobby, a weave effect showcased in the Malham white-on-white designs

E is for Egyptian cotton which makes up the majority of the collection

F is for Fife, a range of mid weight brushed cotton twills

G is for Grasmere, one of our finest ranges of 2 ply 160’s superfine poplins

H is for Hampton, lightweight casual checks for the weekend

I is for Irish Linen, a summer wardrobe staple

J is for Jubilee, our very popular stretch poplins

K is for Kendal, a traditional range of wool and cotton blend tattersalls

L is for Leno, a cellular “knit” like woven fabric similar to Aertex

M is for Marcella, necessary for the perfect dinner shirt

N is for narrow width, 50% of the range is the traditional 90cms wide

O is for Oxford, a versatile mid weight fabric, on trend at present

P is for Pinpoint, a classic quality characterised by its stiff handle and pin dot appearance

Q is for Quintessentially English, enough said

R is for Rydal, a soft, brushed wool and cotton intimate blend plain twill fabric

S is for Sovereign, our finest quality yet, woven from 2 ply 190’s yarns

T is for Tartan, a lightweight interpretation of traditional clan tartans

U is for Union, produced using a combination of both cotton and wool yarns as in Kendal

V is for Voile, a lightweight, ultra sheer fabric

W is for Windsor, a range of 2 ply 140’s classics

X is for Ex stock, ideally how the fabrics are supplied to you!

Y is for Yarn dyed, a process of dyeing the yarn rather than dyeing the fabric

Z is for Zephyr, a ligtweight, fine Chambray

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Acorn Fabrics Cumbria Ltd

5.0

Based on 6 reviews

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Henrique Barbone

22:13 17 Dec 21

Acorn Fabrics is one of the only shirting mills that engages with and sells directly to end customers. Aside from this, the quality of their fabrics is on par with the likes of Thomas Mason and other big players in the market. Their collection has some uniquely interesting colours and patterns such as a red striped heavy Oxford (my shirtmaker in Naples couldn't find a similar fabric from any other mill) or the cotton-linen Aruba denim. Having browsed through shirting swatches from many other mills, I also think that Acorn has the best collection of Tattersall shirtings anywhere. I've taken several of Acorn's fabrics to Naples with me and had them made into beautiful shirts.

Martino Bacile di Castiglione

13:10 02 Mar 19

sal b

06:09 17 Oct 17

My Acorn fabrics arrived in Sydney today - including the Malham 280 royal. The staff at Acorn are professional and generous, and head an extraordinary company with excellent quality cloth. I feel blessed to have discovered them and will definitely look forward to using them again in future. Sal B in Sydney

Jamie Campbell

21:41 31 Jul 17

I can't praise Acorn Fabrics highly enough. A wonderful company, I didn't think such companies still existed. Five stars are just not enough!

Tim Jones

08:28 14 Jun 17

I have always found Acorn Fabrics to be a splendid company. Their product is of the highest quality, offered across a wide, comprehensive range of fabrics and colours and the 'team' are both veryfriendly and extremely efficient. It is a pleasure to do business with them.

A to Z of Acorn’s Qualities

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