Top 15 Yorkshire textile mills Make it British
Founded in 1856 by 21year old Thomas Burberry, by 1879 Thomas Burberry has invented gabardine, a breathable, weatherproof and hardwearing fabric. At the Burberry textile mill near Keighley, traditional and modern techniques are combined to create this signature gabardine. Cotton fibres are chosen for length and fineness before being coloured and spun into superstrong yarn. Alfred Brown ...