Lavenham

Founded in 1969 with over 50 years of quilting expertise, Lavenham still makes every Lavenham item in their Suffolk factory.

Founder, Mrs Elliot, created the world’s first nylon quilted horse rug.  Mrs Elliot was driven to do things differently and wanted to create a hardwearing and durable item that would last for years to come. The horse rug was a hit and a nylon quilted gilet, the first of its kind, was soon to follow. Lavenham outerwear was originally designed to be worn whilst horse riding but has since surpassed this original purpose to become mainstays of the modern wardrobe.

 The Lavenham factory employs over 100 local skilled craftspeople and the entire manufacturing process takes place within their factory.

All fabric is quilted in house on one of their five quilting machines. The fabric is then cut into pattern pieces before making its way to the finishing floor where it is sewn into the final garment.