Quote Originally Posted by Canuck of NI View Post
And it's been VERY hard to find since recent developments in Scotland.
One of the saddest aspects of our trip was discovering the overwhelming absence of good places to buy Harris Tweed on the islands themselves. This really brought home the catastrophic cultural effect of Mr Haggis' folly on the local area.

For example, in the centre of Stornoway (the capital) itself, we found just a couple of places selling a scattering of items. But the main Harris Tweed specialist outlet closed when its supplies dried up, and has yet to be replaced now that independent producers are again starting to be able to supply. In Tarbert we found a good shop, with a good range of local products, and vast stocks of fabric for sale. But then we realised that here was just the remnants of one of the old mills driven out of business by the changes, and their business was mostly just an unsustainable clearance of stocks from a once-prosperous industry. Really sad.

So we're intending to make a big push to do our bit to get Harris Tweed back into circulation again. This isn't just a business thing for me. It's hopefully helping to preserve a wonderful tradition and a way of life. That's may sound corny, but it happens to be true.