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The Giving of Gifts

There is a certain currency that appears at Christmas, the circulatory gift. We all know the ones, stashed in the present cupboard; received from one aunt and wrapped with a little gilt for another.

Now is the time to break this cycle before you’re found out or haunted by the ghost of Christmas present.

Yes, the ideal gift for your aunts, uncles, cousins and family can be found here at Dashing Tweeds. We have something for everyone, from reflective tweed greyhound collars to wool tablet cases.

You can be rest assured about the sustainability of our products. Wool is one of the most sustainable fibres and all our fabrics are woven in Great Britain. They will last for many many years but when they are finally no longer needed, wool biodegrades, leaving nothing but good memories.

Jumpers are a staple on the Christmas list but the novelty ones are often made from acrylic and not that great for the environment. Our pure wool Donegal jumpers are beautifully soft and textured giving a lift to any outfit.

Holly has used her design skills from Check Me Out to weave a beautiful range of lambswool scarves. They feature exciting large scale checks that will bring colour to everyones lives. The scarves are woven as part of a long tasselled blanket and we have saved some before they are cut into scarves should you wish for a lovely rug over six by four feet in size.

Tweed caps are one of our best sellers at this time of year. Ours are all hand made in Yorkshire by traditional milliners. The flat caps, in our modern tweed designs and available in a range of classic and modern shapes.

As well as tweed things we are also helping out friends who have interesting brands, stocking their products in store. Shaun Gordon’s ties are exquisitely made and his range of colours is superlative.

Involute Industries is a new niche company specialising in high tolerance engineered cufflinks, you may wonder why cuff links need precision engineering but these ones made from jet fighter alloys can be made to rotate at over twenty thousand revs per minute, something to take your mind off any dull meeting.

Billy Tannery is a charming company set up by Jack at his family goat farm and specialising in goat leather bags and accessories.

Should you fancy cards then my sister in law Ellie Good has a range of finely printed designs that are stocked here in Dorset street.

So save yourself the trouble of trawling the high street and head to us for a Dashing Christmas.All the very best,

The Dashing Team

P.S – *SAVE THE DATE*

Join us for more Christmas Festivities as part of the Chiltern Street Christmas Event.
On Thursday 28th November between 5pm-8pm there will be workshops, live performances, food, drinks & shopping.

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A Conscious Christmas on Chiltern Street!

Christmas is a time of reflection and sometimes action. Scrooge just managed to save himself at the eleventh hour, making amends for his lack of concern and general stinginess, but can we? Planet earth has been plundered for generations, vast areas recklessly destroyed by greed, is it too late to save not just ourselves but the lives of others? These questions should be on everyones minds this season, hiding under the bedcovers is no longer an option. We are all witness now to the ghosts of habitats past.

The Portman Estate are taking action by hosting a ‘Conscious Christmas’ event on the 29th November on Chiltern Street. This will celebrate sustainability and careful use of resources, especially as the conversation around waste amplifies during the time when we shop for Christmas gifts. Throughout the event, many shops along the street will be hosting interactive events to celebrate the concepts of sustainable manufacturing, use and reuse.

During the evening of 29th November, Dashing will be hosting craft workshops in store giving live weaving demonstrations on a hand loom, showing visitors how important it is to use sustainable wools, as well as presenting our high quality tweeds and clothes that last for years and years.

Dashing will also be having a pop up stand on Chiltern Street, selling smaller products from our range such as hats, ties and jumpers; Christmas gifts which will be cherished for generations.

Sustainability is at the core of Dashing, the company exclusively works with wool woven in the UK, and a large part of the production is with British wool, resulting in a very low carbon footprint in relation to transport and production costs.

Dashing is passionate about supporting the British textile industry which traditionally is one of the most sustainable of all British industries. Wool comes from the indigenous sheep population which feeds on renewable grass, the dyes used at Dashing are all regulated to meet environmental standards.

At Dashing, environmental issues are highly important for the brand. The future plans of Dashing involve sourcing more sustainable British wools, and as the climate ameliorates, the fineness of indigenous yarns increases making them more comparable to imported Merino wools. The brand will continue to implement sustainable policies in production so that you can rest assured not to be haunted by guilt or even ghosts of unsustainable Christmas’ past.

Do stop by on the 29th November on Chiltern Street for some festive shopping and drinks celebrating a ‘Conscious Christmas’ before a peaceful holiday and hopefully not an unconscious new year.

All the very best,

The Dashing Team