Moygashel Linen

[gumercindo]

Are there mills that still make this? I know it's been decades since this has been regularly produced but was wondering if it's still readily available.

If so, any RTW stuff or is it mainly bespoke via a tailor who can actually get their hands on it?

Thanks in advance.

 

[gumercindo]

bump for the day time crew.

 

[Holdfast]

The original Moygashel mill was bought by the textile giant Courtaulds, and like almost everything else Courtaulds bought, was subsequently shut & production offshored. I think this all happened decades ago. According to Google, Ulster Weavers Ltd owns the label now, using it as furnishing textiles brand, and isn't making the linen in Moygashel itself anyway.

Any of the original stuff still knocking around can only be new old stock. I doubt it's still around. However, there's still a lot of - made elsewhere in Ireland - Irish Linen out there; you can find it in plenty of it in many fabric books.

 

[gumercindo]

Thank you!

This is unfortunate to hear. What linen would be considered closest to Mogyshel?

TiA!

 

[Holdfast]

I don't think I've ever handled Moygashel linen, so it's difficult to advise. If you're really serious about finding a modern analogue, you might want to buy a cheap vintage item (e.g. this one) and then compare to what the various Irish linens are in the contemporary books. Personally, I like Harrisons for Irish Linens, but I don't really know if their hand is comparable to the old Moygashel.

Perhaps some vintage fabric stockist or tailor has a NOS bolt buried somewhere, too.

By the way, looking around the net to try to find an answer to this question, I found out that old Moygashel Mill is now a shopping mall. There's a message in that, somewhere.

 

[gumercindo]

Thanks for the feedback.