Commonly seen in jackets, coats, and other substantial items, a garment label is used for large products made mostly (or entirely) of Harris Tweed cloth. For any large project, this label signifies that the item meets the highest standards of Harris Tweed content.

• When to use: For large products that use a significant amount of Harris Tweed. As a guideline, the item should incorporate at least 1 metre of double-width Harris Tweed fabric and make up more than 50% of the item’s external surface area. (For clothing, the entire outer shell should be Harris Tweed® cloth.)
• Product examples: Jackets, coats, and other garments where the outer is 100% Harris Tweed. Larger goods like upholstery, armchairs, sofas or curtain can also use this label.
• Label allocation: 1 Garment labels per metre of double-width (150 cm) cloth. Make sure to request the Garment labels if you intend to make large products. The Harris Tweed Authority (HTA) does not sell these large labels directly to makers, they come only with authentic fabric orders.

A versatile sized label for medium-sized items or garments that use a substantial portion of Harris Tweed but do not qualify for the garment label.

• When to use: Use on products that incorporate more than 600 cm² of Harris Tweed® cloth (about the size of an A4 sheet of paper, roughly 20×30 cm) and should account for over 50% of the item’s external surface area.
• Product examples: Items of clothing that include large Harris Tweed panels or partial Harris Tweed construction (e.g. a jacket with Harris Tweed sections adding up to 600 cm²), large bags or rucksacks made mostly of Harris Tweed, blankets or throws with significant Harris Tweed content.

Label allocation: 4 General Purpose labels per double-width metre. Make sure to request these labels if you intend to use them. The Harris Tweed Authority (HTA) does not sell these labels directly to makers.

Our most requested label, the Large Accessory Label is designed for smaller items that still use a notable amount of Harris Tweed. Smaller than the general purpose label, but still prominently featuring the Orb mark to denote authenticity. This label ensures that even non-garment items which use plenty of tweed can display the Harris Tweed certification proudly.

• When to use: Use on products using more than 300 cm² of Harris Tweed cloth (about the size of an A5 paper, roughly 15×20 cm).
• Product examples: Handbags made mostly of Harris Tweed, hats, cushions and tech accessories such as laptop sleeve. Medium-sized products/accessories where Harris Tweed is the dominant material would use this label.
• Label allocation: 4 Large Accessory labels per double-width metre of cloth. An additional allocation can be purchased upon request from the Harris Tweed Authority; under agreement to their conditions, proof of purchase will be required i.e. a receipt or invoice.

The smallest label options, these labels allow makers to certify genuine Harris Tweed on small items without overwhelming the product. However, because these items might not be mostly tweed, there are special rules to prevent misuse.

• When to use: Use on small products where the Harris Tweed fabric covers less than 50% of the exterior, but more than three times the size of the label itself; ensuring the label is justified by a fair amount of tweed on the item. These labels cannot be used where Harris Tweed is only a trivial embellishment i.e. a Harris Tweed patch onto a garment and sewing the label elsewhere; suggesting the entire garment is Harris Tweed when it isn’t.
• Product examples: small items such as gloves, footwear, wallets, pencil cases and decorative items. Essentially any small or mixed-material item that does not give a false impression of full tweed construction.
• Label allocation: 4 labels per double-width metre of tweed. An additional allocation can be purchased upon request from the Harris Tweed Authority; under agreement to their conditions, proof of purchase will be required i.e. a receipt or invoice.