About Us
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I was born in the Highlands and living on the Isle of Skye for over the past 30 years has given me a wonderful appreciation of all things in nature, not least natural fabrics, knitting and creating garments and accessories has been a great part of my life since early childhood. I would welcome an opportunity to share with you some of my creations and hope that you enjoy owning as much as I enjoy making them. As well as bags I also make many knitted garments from 2 ply to chunky including Harris wool. Samples will be available on my web site. Living on this beautiful island gives inspiration for colour, the pinks and violets of heather, greens of the moss, greys of the sky and the blue of the sea are some of the millions of shades changing daily. Capturing this in many of my creations gives me a sense of sharing with you some of these wonderful sensations, carry with you or on you a piece of the Hebrides. Using Hand Woven Harris Tweed or Hand Dyed Wool my aim is to supply you with something to cherish whilst at the same time being practical for everyday use or for that special occasion. Every product is hand crafted and unique, no two products ever duplicated exactly.
This is an opportunity to own that designer one-off at a reasonable cost. Watch with interest as the Ten 10 Cerations brand grows into one of the must have accessories, knowing you were among the first of the trend setters.
Our aim is to provide you with something you will enjoy and cherish. I will endevour to provide you with a garment or accessory to suit your requirements. All items are hand crafted and if this is not a stock item will be made for you. I will discuss with you if required on special orders. An allowance of 5-7 days is required for non stock purchase with payment only when when goods are ready for dispatch. If you have a design in mind please send a sketch so we can quote you for.
My range of prouducts are fashioned from a variety of materials as described against each item, I favour Harris Tweed as it is hard wearing, practical and fashionable above all it lends itself to a variety of designs. However I do work with other materials and tweeds from Brora, the Borders and beyond. If you so wish I will embelish the product to your own personal taste, one of the most popular embelishments is a clan crest, please view my shop for options.
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Tweed Tweed has been woven and finished in the UK for centuries. It has a long history of being one of the finest fabric materials in the world. Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth century several manufacturers and their designers have made British tweed very special, employing innovative creative skills that elevated British tweed into an art form. The three names that immediately spring to mind when asked about this are Harris Tweed, Bernat Klein and Linton Tweeds all produced in the UK. Tweed was originally used for country wear, and cloaks in former centuries. In the 1890s British tweed became popular when made into the 'tailor made' garments for women. These consisted of a jacket and long skirt. It was all the rage amid a new workforce of office working women. It was functional, warm, hardwearing and could be worn with a tailored shirt blouse which was in complete contrast to excisting fashons of the time
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The Story of Harris Tweed
The story of Harris Tweed is the story of a remote island community that lies between the Highlands of Scotland on the north west tip of Europe and the North Atlantic Ocean. For centuries the islanders of Lewis, Harris, Uist and Barra have woven the magical cloth the world knows as Harris Tweed. As the Industrial Revolution reached Scotland, the mainland turned to mechanisation but the Outer Islands retained their traditional processes. In the 19th century vegetable dyes were used. Following dyeing, the wool was mixed, the shade being regulated by the amount of coloured wool added; then it was oiled and teased; the latter process involves pulling the wool apart to open out the fibres. The next part of the preparation, carding, results in the fibres of the wool being drawn out preparatory to spinning. This was a very lengthy process followed by spinning carried out on familiar spinning-wheel by women. Until the turn of the century a very early type of handloom was used for weaving with a manually operated shuttle. The final process is finishing where the tweed is washed and given a raised compact finish. At about the turn of the century the primitive small loom was replaced by the improved "fly-shuttle" loom. This was made of wood and heavier than the earlier loom tending to make weaving an occupation for men rather than women. The Trade Marks Act had been passed in 1905 making provision for a registration of Standardisation Marks, it seemed to be novel opportunity to end the increasing practice of offering mill-spun tweed as genuine Harris Tweed. This meant the introduction of a system of whereby the tweed was inspected and, if passed, given a certifying stamp which would give confidence to the trade and public. A company limited by guarantee was formed under the title The Harris Tweed Association Limited.
"Harris Tweed means a tweed, hand-spun, hand-woven and dyed by the crofters and cottars in the Outer Hebrides
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