The best suits require only the best cloth

Huddersfield

"We are now the last remaining, independently owned cloth merchant in Huddersfield, supplying classic, contemporary and luxury fabrics to tailoring professionals throughout the world."

My favourite bunches include:

Travel Flannel

Cottonopolis

English Town Classic 

Lisburn Linens

Bradford

"In 1881 Mr Bateman and Mr Ogden came together to establish a brand new textile business in Bradford – the heart of the UK textile industry.

As we specialise in fabrics made in the UK we have been able to develop close relationships with some of the finest textile mills in Yorkshire to bring you the very best suit length fabrics. Blending traditional favourites with innovative new designs, we offer a vast range"

My favourite bunches include:

Mohair

Bespoke Flannel

Yorkdale

Westminster II

Peebles, Scotland

"Since 1836 Holland & Sherry has continued to supply prestigious tailors and luxury brands with some of the finest cloths in the world. Stephen George Holland and Frederick Sherry began the business as woollen merchants at 10 Old Bond Street, London, specializing in both woollen and silk cloths."

My favourite bunches include:

Classic Worsteds

Moorland Tweeds

Crystal Springs

Halifax

"Incorporated in 1885 by our founding partners John William Standeven and Sam Earnshaw. The company’s prosperity was founded on the excellence of its manufacturing, built by the devotion of the Standeven generations. At its height the business employed 700 people undertaking all the processes from raw material to finished articles. Processes included combing, drawing, spinning, weaving and finishing."

My favourite bunches include:

Glensk

Herritage twist

Park Lane

Churchill

Huddersfield

One of the oldest trademarked companies in the country. Marling & Evans create the most beautiful cloth with mixes of wool, linen and silk. They offer a completely natural fabric range with no dyes used at all with wool from British flocks.

The texture, pattern and finish of these fabrics make them a perfect selection for a Nicholas Simon garment, creating more interesting and luxurious looking tailoring.

Somerset

"Fox Brothers have produced woollen and worsted fabric in Wellington, Somerset for nearly two hundred and fifty years. Officially credited as the original creators of flannel, to this day we combine traditional manufacturing processes with state of the art design technology, to create the finest wool and cashmere cloth available in the world."

My favourite bunches include:

Classic Flannel

Golden Fox

Patterns

Somerset Jacketing