Friday Five – Interview with Brita Hirsch
Originally from Germany and now based in the foothills of the Peak District, Brita Hirsch is a bespoke
Friday Five – Interview with J. M. MacLachlan
To kick off our Friday Five interview series, we're delighted to introduce J.M. MacLachlan; a practical tailor, author
Women in Charge: The 19th Century
in 1838 Thomas Wilkinson made and presented Queen Victoria with a pair of beautiful, elaborately produced scissors
Happy Birthday to our master scissormaker
Our master craftsman Andrew turned 60 this weekend!
Cutting the Uncuttable
Kevlar is bullet and stab resistant material and poses a singular problem for most scissors, in that it
Thomas Wilkinson and Old Factories
Whiteley’s began its story in the countryside, powering its forging and grinding from a giant waterwheel that turned
Hardening & A Near Death Experience
One summer, the furnace became so hot that the window frames burst into flames!
The Birth of Whiteley’s
Welcome to my blog, where I’d like to share with you some of the fascinating history and stories
Snips & Off-Cuts
At Whiteley’s, we have twelve people who work in the factory and warehouse, making and packing and dispatching.
Whiteley’s Gets With it
We fought off the Far East incursion into the scissor markets in the UK by not competing on