John Foster: Introducing AW22/23

HRH The Princess Royal visits The SIL Group in West Yorkshire

On 1 October 2024, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, in her role as President of the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT), visited Ladywell Mills, a key site of the West Yorkshire-based textile specialist, The SIL Group. The group employs almost 300 people across multiple UK sites, with a supplier and customer network spanning […]

Abbotsford: Mount Zion to Illingworth Moor Flower Parade

SIL Marketing

27th October 2021

We are proud as a company to have been able to contribute offcut fabrics to the creation of this powerful Flower Waterfall in memorial of those who have lost their lives during the pandemic. Residents of Halifax have come together, inspired by the display of thousands of poppies around the Tower of London, to remember […]

Joshua Ellis: The Cashmere Stole – A Seasonal Top Five

SIL Marketing

17th September 2021

The cashmere stole is a wardrobe staple you simply cannot do without – and if you haven’t done so already, it’s definitely worth investing in. Widely regarded as the ultimate in luxurious comfort, our variety and range of cashmere stole means it doesn’t just enhance your autumn/winter outfit, because it’s an accessory that can last […]

Joshua Ellis: Yorkshire heritage and the cashmere stole

SIL Marketing

22nd May 2021

It will soon be time to look ahead to our 2021 autumn and winter collection. And, with that in mind, we thought we’d provide a bit of background about where our inspiration comes from, before products like our cashmere stoles and cashmere scarves are worn by people across the globe. So, what exactly goes on […]

William Halstead: Special Development Tartan

SIL Marketing

29th April 2021

Representing the continuity of Bradford’s industrial heritage in woven fabrics, customers have the opportunity to harness our wealth of technical weaving skill with a receptive creativity to develop individualised cloths, all woven and finished within a few short miles maintaining our commitment to local production. Special developments offer creative freedom through our combination of own production, technical […]

Abbotsford: Launching Classic Melton

SIL Marketing

11th April 2021

After 18 months of development work, we are very excited to launch our new Melton Wool Collection. We have successfully sold Melton Wools for many years and we wanted to simplify our offer to maximise value for our customers. After many months of trials & testing we finally selected 60 fabulous new colours which will […]