Handwoven Donegal Tweed’s Trials and Traditions

Diane Helentjaris
6 min readMar 4, 2021

This vibrant remnant of an Irish cottage industry survives in our digital age

Photo compliments of author

Coming up with gift ideas for men, according to groupthink, stretches our imagination. Ties, golf balls, and button-down shirts pile up over the years. Gift buying is a bit easier if the fellow, like my special man, happens to be bald. Hats. Hats to not only keep warm, but to protect the top of his head…

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Diane Helentjaris

Writer with a love of the overlooked. Author of the historical fiction novel The Indenture of Ivy O’Neill,.www.DianeHelentjaris.com