The London Cloth Company was established in October 2011 and was the first micro-mill to open in London. They specialise in quality woven cloth, particularly woollens, produced on their ever-expanding range of carefully restored shuttle looms dating from the 1870s.

They employ the same techniques that have not changed for decades. The majority of their work is weaving fabrics to order. However, they tend to always have varied meterage in stock, some of which you can find in our online shop. To add, London Cloth Company's bespoke service is open to designers, companies or individuals wanting something unique and perfectly suited to their own style or requirements. 

The London Cloth Company first came into being when Daniel rescued a rusting loom from an old barn in rural Wales, naively thinking all else he’d need would be a small hand bobbin winder. With absolutely no training or prior knowledge of weaving, Daniel learnt as he went along. Fully dismantling and reassembling machines that hadn’t been touched for 30 years, he quickly taught himself all the intricacies of the different parts. A year later, Daniel had acquired two further looms, two pern winders and a warping mill. The collection of machinery has been growing ever since. London Cloth moved down the road to a larger space in Clapton, which is rapidly becoming full to the brim with even more machinery, yarn and cloth. 

Since 2013, they have been building a range of 100% British Wool Tweed. This cloth is particularly special as it is incredibly eco-friendly with exceptional provenance, meaning you literally trace the yarn back to the flock of sheep in a particular farm.

Currently, around 97% of wool used in this country comes from Australia or New Zealand. The London Cloth Company's British Wool all comes from small flocks of sheep within the British Isles. They have been working with ecologist Heather Webb from Nude Ewe and shearer Michael Churchhouse to source wool from conservation flocks, which is then spun into yarn for us in Halifax. The resulting yarn is 100% natural, un-dyed British wool.