Harris Tweed any flaws. Once ready the cloth is finished. Dirt, oil and other impurities are removed by washing and beating in soda and soapy water before it is dried, steamed, pressed and cropped. The final process is the examination by the independent Harris Tweed Authority which visits the mills weekly, before application of their Orb Mark trademark which is ironed on to the fabric as a seal of authenticity. In 2012 the weavers and mills of the Harris Tweed industry produced one million metres of Harris Tweed, compared to 450,000 metres in 2009, which was the highest production figures in 17
Lewis Wormser Harris in Kildare as a Liberal. Harris died on 1 August 1876 in Bray, County Wicklow. Lewis Wormser Harris Lewis Wormser Harris (1812-1876) was a bill-broker, financier, member of Dublin Corporation and prominent member of the Dublin Hebrew Congregation. He was the first Jewish person elected Lord Mayor of Dublin, but died before he could take office. Harris was born Samuel Wormser on 5 April 1812, to Isaac Samuel Wormser and Sheinle Ephraim, in Aldingen, near Stuttgart, Germany. He moved to Ireland in 1821, living in the residence of a Charles Harris, a watchmaker, and soon after adopted the surname Harris.