Union Jack throws, woven at Manor Mill, shown in the Heart of Nelson, Pendle's heritage textile town. (image courtesey of the Nelson Leader.)

High quality, colour woven chenille throws for the furnishings markets are being woven at S Dawes Weaving. The Union Jack designs have proven to be very popular and are very current this year, as Great Britain prepares to host the 2012 olympic Games in the summer.  Many high street retailers are incorporating the Union Jack design into their products, S Dawes Weaving’s chief designer has created a range of Union Jack themed designs in a range of colours to complement traditional and contemporary interiors. Contact us for more information.

Stephen Shepherd of S Dawes, (right), with other Pendle Textile bosses. photo courtesy of Nelson Leader.

‘Loom Sculpture hits the spot with textile bosses’, that was the headline on page 3 of the Nelson Leader newspaper after Stephen Shepherd and other local Textile Managers had been invited to view the new artwork in Nelson Centre.

Pendle Council have chosen to mark the rich textile heritage of Nelson with a very impressive piece of art, the 12-metre steel sculpture,  is a modern salute to Nelson’s historic weaving industry.

Designed and made by local tradesman David Palmer, who is from Nelson, the  five-tonne sculpture now holds pride of place in Nelson’s re-vamped shopping centre.

 The shuttle scupture is made from the same material as the famous Angel of the North. It’s a weathering steel called COR-TEN™ which oxidises in the elements to become a warm orange colour.  The sculpture also incorporates an illuminated centre piece which looks very impressive after dark.

The Shuttle was officially unveiled in the town centre on Saturday August 20th.

Local business leaders in the textile industry were asked for their views on the new structure, Stephen Shepherd Managing Director of S.Dawes Weaving, welcomed the new addition saying, ” it was a great thing, a magnificent work of art, it reminds local people of the heritage of the cotton mills in the town, but I’d also like people to see it as a sign that the textile industry in the area is working hard to keep the heritage business alive and growing.”

High street retailer showcases headboard upholstery designed by S Dawes Weaving Ltd

We have developed a wide range of exciting new designs to be used for headboard upholstery, we currently work with top brand name bed retailers who are showcasing our fabric in their stores.

Bed showroom image, featuring chenille colour woven headboard fabric.

S Dawes Weaving is committed to capital investment in new machinery to ensure efficiency and to increase competitiveness in an ever more competitive textile market.

2011 saw the installation of a new Picanol optimax loom, which incorporates the latest weaving technology, and which will enhance and compliment the existing range of  modern weaving machines at Manor Mill.