Johnstons of Elgin
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[edit] About Johnstons of Elgin
The mill established in 1797 is the same mill which produces cashmere garments today. Johnstons of Elgin is also known as Johnstons Cashmere. Elgin is a town in Morayshire Scotland.
The original mill produced linen, flax, oatmeal and tobacco but Alexander Johnston, founder, introduced textiles and phased out the original products. Johnston pioneered the use of tweed for camouflage and the style became known as Scottish Estate Tweeds. Johnstons' mill carries the out the processes of dyeing, spinning, weaving and finishing on one site thus making it the only the vertical mill in Scotland.
The contemporary Johnstons of Elgin mill uses cashmere from China and Mongolia and lambswool from Australia. The mill stands on the bank of the River Lossie and therefore uses the same waters as are traditionally used in the production of Scottish malt whisky.
