Aston tweed

[Jaysagood]

Hoping someone can help identify where the tweed Aston have used in the recent Valour comes from... i read it in an article somewhere whennthey first release but cant now remember where.

I've emailed AMW NP and even been in but they apparently don't know and cant find out... I even met with their trim shop manager to find out and after a few frustrating emails back and forth he apparently cant find out, although i suspect he's just probably not allowed to tell me for some reason.

So anyway, if anyone knows would be much appreciated!

The tweed I'm looking for is the same one in the press car / review pictures on pistonheads today.

For those wondering why.... no, its unfortunately not shooting breeches to match my valour...its potentially to create some seat centres for my carbon lightweight seats in my V12V...ala Porsche houndstooth style

[Louis Balfour]

Jaysagood said:

Hoping someone can help identify where the tweed Aston have used in the recent Valour comes from... i read it in an article somewhere whennthey first release but cant now remember where.

I've emailed AMW NP and even been in but they apparently don't know and cant find out... I even met with their trim shop manager to find out and after a few frustrating emails back and forth he apparently cant find out, although i suspect he's just probably not allowed to tell me for some reason.

So anyway, if anyone knows would be much appreciated!

The tweed I'm looking for is the same one in the press car / review pictures on pistonheads today.

For those wondering why.... no, its unfortunately not shooting breeches to match my valour...its potentially to create some seat centres for my carbon lightweight seats in my V12V...ala Porsche houndstooth style

Like this?



You need someone like Simon Cundy of Henry Poole. He is a tailor and a car enthusiast, also a member of the Royal Automobile Club. He might recognise it, or know where to start.

[Jaysagood]

Thanks but no not that one. its picture 11 on the Valour article at the top of main pistonheads front page (sorry cant upload a photo for some reason)

Subject to know one knowing on here I'll give him a try

[Louis Balfour]

Jaysagood said:

Thanks but no not that one. its picture 11 on the Valour article at the top of main pistonheads front page (sorry cant upload a photo for some reason)

Subject to know one knowing on here I'll give him a try

Might not be a tweed from a conventional cloth mill.

[skyebear]

Surely a couple of your granny's tea towels will be close enough?

Failing that, what company makes luggage for AM? Globe Trotter? The matching luggage for the Valour looks very similar to the seat trim. The configurator pic is too low res to confirm it's identical.

[LooneyTunes]

If it’s tweed then there’s a good chance it’s from Harris https://www.harristweed.org/or, perhaps more likely, someone like Lovat https://lovatmill.com/ who do a lot of bespoke work (and can also add other yarns to increase durability, which you could see being relevant for automotive product).

[p102768]

I do like a challenge so after a bit of googling:

https://www.astonmartin.com/en/our-world/news/2023...

says it is

"or a choice of Johnsons of Elgin tweed and cashmere fabrics for the seats and headlining."

[mac_doctor]

p102768 said:

I do like a challenge so after a bit of googling:

https://www.astonmartin.com/en/our-world/news/2023...

says it is

"or a choice of Johnsons of Elgin tweed and cashmere fabrics for the seats and headlining."

I wonder if they invented a supplier, or they actually meant Johnstons?

[skyebear]

mac_doctor said:

I wonder if they invented a supplier, or they actually meant Johnstons?

Poofreading is a lost art.

[Louis Balfour]

skyebear said:

mac_doctor said:

I wonder if they invented a supplier, or they actually meant Johnstons?

Poofreading is a lost art.

I am not sure it’s even legal anymore.

[LTP]

skyebear said:

Poofreading is a lost art.

Either subtle and well played, or my irony meter just exploded.

Difficult to tell in these days of social media, innit?

[Simpo Two]

skyebear said:

mac_doctor said:

I wonder if they invented a supplier, or they actually meant Johnstons?

Poofreading is a lost art.

I was watching one of those Facebook videos this morning which showed the engine of a Sopwith Pup (WW1 fighter).

Except the captions which are evidently automatically generated called it a 'Sopwith Puff'. In about 20 years everything will have been changed by these AI Chinese whispers and that is how people will learn wrong and spell wrong.

[Jaysagood]

p102768 said:

I do like a challenge so after a bit of googling:

https://www.astonmartin.com/en/our-world/news/2023...

says it is

"or a choice of Johnsons of Elgin tweed and cashmere fabrics for the seats and headlining."

Thank you! It’s that article I read at the time. And Johnstone’s of Elgin rings a bell

I’ll let Aston Martin know for their records….

[Jaysagood]

Just in case anyone else was wanting this tweed…

I contacted Johnstons and unfortunately they aren’t able to sell me any, however, they are being helpful and looking at similar alternatives for me to consider next week

[Louis Balfour]

Jaysagood said:

Just in case anyone else was wanting this tweed…

I contacted Johnstons and unfortunately they aren’t able to sell me any, however, they are being helpful and looking at similar alternatives for me to consider next week

Would you be tempted to deviate quite significantly from Aston's own design? Otherwise it might be a bit looky-likey.

Have you some photos of the car?

[Simpo Two]

Jaysagood said:

Just in case anyone else was wanting this tweed…

I contacted Johnstons and unfortunately they aren’t able to sell me any

Because they have a contract with AM which prevents them selling it to anyone else?

I met that once with boat cushions; it's most annoying.

[Louis Balfour]

Simpo Two said:

Jaysagood said:

Just in case anyone else was wanting this tweed…

I contacted Johnstons and unfortunately they aren’t able to sell me any

Because they have a contract with AM which prevents them selling it to anyone else?

I met that once with boat cushions; it's most annoying.

Likely.

To my eye however the cloth in question is not very attractive. There are some beautiful tweeds that would look superb in an Aston. That one ^ looks like a budget effort, whereas a well chosen and executed tweed could look jaw-dropping my amazing.

[RL17]

https://movecto.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2...

Original tweed