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LUXURY BABY SHAWLS & SCARVES
MADE IN ENGLAND
A Legacy of Lace, Spanning Generations
G.H.Hurt & Son are a family owned and run company based in Nottingham, UK. We have been designing and manufacturing luxury knitted lace clothing accessories for over 100 years. Our combination of traditional lace knitting methods coupled with modern manufacturing allows us to create both classic and contemporary designs for women, men and babies.
We have a range of women’s scarves, women’s shawls, baby shawls, christening shawls and men’s scarves each made using traditional lace knitting techniques.
Since 1912 we’ve been using a combination of traditional handframe and modern knitting machines and knitted lace making techniques to create an appealing range of hand-finished women’s & men’s clothing accessories. We choose the finest yarns available including cashmere, kid mohair, wool and other natural fibres to make our products.
It is a combination of our exclusive designs, and insistence on the highest quality that makes our women’s scarves and baby shawls a favourite of royalty and celebrities. All our products are made in Nottingham in the United Kingdom, a traditional centre for the lace knitting trade for over 400 years...
G.H.Hurt & Son are proud to have been awarded The Queen's Awards for Enterprise: International Trade 2021. This prestigious award for UK businesses was personally approved by Her Majesty The Queen.
Our History: 1589
Nottinghamshire's Rev. William Lee invents the world's first stocking frame, thus transforming the speed of knitting forever.
1769 - 1780
1769
Sir Richard Arkwright develops the first spinning machines in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
1780
Susanna Arkwright, his daughter, marries Charles Hurt.
1850
Lace shawls are produced on stocking frames in Nottinghamshire. Most stockings are by now being knitted on power machines.
1912
George Henry Hurt establishes G.H.Hurt & Son. Business begins in an old seed warehouse built in 1781 and has remained on this site to the present day. George sells shawls and scarves knitted on his ancient handframes. The Jaeger Company are the main customer at this time.
1920
G.H.Hurt & Son now knit striped mohair scarves and lace fabric for
short, flapper lace dresses, to suit the fashion of the era.
1930 - 1950
1930
Silk-lined lace jumpers and bedjackets are made from our lace fabric, many have become rare, sought-after, vintage items.
In 1939 the period film "Gone with the Wind" features our mohair shawl, as it looks handmade.
1940
During the war years older members of our team continue to knit the popular head squares in between their home guard duties.
1950
Jaeger sells many of our "Mantillinas" (Stoles) and "Chalitas" (Shawls).
1960 - 1980
1960
The fashion returns to our lace knit mini dresses.
Long viscose Scarves are produced for Biba.
1970
Silk-lined ladies scarves etc. are in high demand from the USA.
Wool shawls become fashionable in continental Europe, especially in France.
1980
Laura Ashley loved the classic English country look and we become the main supplier of Laura Ashley's trademark Cotton and Wool Squares.
1990 - 2000
1990
Our successful association with Laura Ashley continues as our lace-knitted squares are sold in their stores all over the world. These Cotton and Wool squares are now a highly sought-after vintage product.
Our special pieces for Haute Couture designs appear on catwalks in London, Paris and New York.
2000
These days we have a broad spectrum of customers in Australia, France, Japan and, of course our home market.
From Europe to the Far East, today's customers favour our gossamer cashmere knitted shawls, scarves and stoles, all knitted here in Chilwell in the Shetland lace style.
2012
Development of our first “own brand” range. An intelligent blend of traditional patterns, whilst continually innovating with design and creativity, producing a collection relevant for today.
Introduction of on-line shopping at www.ghhurt.com. Making G.H.Hurt & Son designs available to a global audience.
Today
From Tokyo to Tallahassee, we now ship orders for G.H.Hurt & Son branded lace knitwear from our website direct to customers in every corner of the globe.
We’re also growing our product range outside of lace knitwear for the first time. Introducing sustainably made baby clothing and accessories.
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