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Savile Row apprentice seamstresses sew a mile of ‘sustainable’ woolen bunting to celebrate the King’s coronation
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Apprentices working for 17 of the country’s most famous tailors have a penchant for custom-made bunting to celebrate the king’s coronation.
Trained tailors in London’s historic Savile Row made more than 1,500m of sustainable wool flags in red, white and blue ahead of a celebration on Saturday 6 May.
King Charles has supported the ‘Campaign for Wool’, which promotes the use of sustainable wool, since its incarnation in 2010 and is a sponsor of the group.
The festive banners will be designed from ethical sources both in the UK and across the Commonwealth.
Tourists in town for the King’s ceremonial ascension to the throne will be able to spot flags around Savile Row, part of St James’s, Old Burlington Street and Clifford Street.
The capital’s historic tailoring district around Savile Row will be adorned with sustainable wool ties made by 17 apprentice tailors
Famous tailors involved in the project include Dege & Skinner and Gieves & Hawkes.
Talking to Sunday TelegraphSir Nicholas Coleridge, chairman of the Campaign for Wool, said the King would be pleased with the banners because they ‘bring together all the peoples of the Commonwealth of wool, all the mills in Yorkshire that turn wool into fabric and the military and sustainability all in one package.’
The head of Savile Row Bespoke, Anda Rowland, told the newspaper that remnants of Milton cloth from the famous Hainsworth woolen mill were used to crown the bunting.
The King has been a patron of the Wool Campaign since 2016, and advocates the use of eco-friendly and sustainable wool
Stock photo: Woolen bunting will be flying around Savile Row, part of St James’s, Old Burlington Street and Clifford Street in London before May 6th.
King was appointed sponsor of the Wool Campaign in September 2016, endorsing a ten-point declaration to “support an environmentally responsible, sustainable and commercially viable wool industry.”
It was revealed this weekend that killjoy councils are set to ban unauthorized outings to celebrate the king’s coronation unless people apply for permission and complete risk assessments.
The Daily Star reports that North Somerset Council has banned local residents from hosting picnics in the park with their neighbors unless they apply for permission, complete a nine-page form and complete a risk assessment.
Similarly, Wiltshire and Ealing in London and the Warwick region have banned barbecues over the upcoming Bank Weekend.
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