Trade · Wholesale
Wholesale Irish linen,
direct from the mill.
297 designs across 499 colourways, woven and finished at our Banbridge mill. Trade buyers welcome — stock from six metres, bespoke commissions from twelve.
297
Designs
Across pure Irish linen, wool/linen, hemp/linen, recycled-cotton/linen, jacquard and plain colours — held in stock at the mill.
12m
Bespoke minimum
Trial commissions on our own looms from just twelve metres — the lowest in the industry for woven, mill-made cloth.
6m
Plain stock minimum
Six metres on plain piece-dyed fabrics from stock. Orders typically dispatch within two to five working days.
3m
Loom width
Plain and jacquard looms run side by side at up to three metres wide — the broadest in Ireland.
Why buy direct
We’re a working mill, not a converter.
For over 55 years, John England has supplied wholesale Irish linen to fashion houses, interior designers and film studios worldwide. Our strength is the ability to offer quality, on-trend cloth from stock — at competitive trade prices, on reasonable minimums, and with a personal service you can pick up the phone for.
Behind the catalogue sits the actual mill: jacquard and plain looms up to three metres wide, our own laundry for wash-finishing in soft County Down water, and a design team that runs new collections every season. Most “wholesale Irish linen” you find online has passed through several hands. Ours has not.
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You buy from the mill, not a middleman
Most of the world buys "Irish linen" through a converter or distributor. With us, you talk to the people running the looms, the laundry and the dye partners. Better margin, better lead time, better answers when something is unusual.
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Real Irish linen, certified
We hold both the Irish Linen Guild membership AND the Masters of Linen® mark — and the combination matters. Masters of Linen® requires the cloth to be woven in Europe (Ireland qualifies); Irish Linen Guild membership alone does not. Holding both is your strongest assurance that this is genuine Irish linen, actually woven in Ireland.
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Stock availability you can plan around
Quality, on-trend cloth held in stock at competitive trade prices. Popular plains, blends and jacquards are typically dispatched within two to five working days of a confirmed order.
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Bespoke runs from twelve metres
Need a weight, weave or width that is not in the catalogue? We weave on our own looms with a minimum order of just twelve metres, in any of the colours we hold in yarn stock. Dyeing itself is handled by our partner mills — yarn arrives at Banbridge ready to weave.
Markets we supply
Cloth that earns its keep — at every scale.
Fashion houses
From small ateliers to global brands — apparel-weight pure linens, linen/cotton, linen/wool, soft-washed handles. Trade samples on request, lead times built around your sampling calendar.
Interior designers
Upholstery-weight cloth, jacquards, drills and damasks for residential, hospitality and contract specifications. Wide-format weaving means fewer seams in curtain and bed linen runs.
Film, TV and theatre
A long-standing supplier to costume departments and set dressers — discrete, fast, and used to working with character-driven briefs. Theatrical linens and diffusion fabrics on request.
Hospitality and contract
Table linens, napery, kitchen linens, treatment-bed covers and spa towelling via our sister mill, Thomas Ferguson. Naturally bacteria-resistant, hypoallergenic, durable.
From stock
Four collections.
All from 297 live designs.
Irish Linen
Pure 100% Irish linen — plain weaves, herringbones, twills and basket-weaves in a hundred colourways. The benchmark cloth.
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Wool & Linen
Lambs-wool weft on a linen warp — heavier, warmer, sculptural. Built for winter coats, throws, jacquard cushions.
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Jacquard & Damask
Our most intricate weaves — every design unique. Story-led patterns for interiors and statement apparel.
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Plain Colours
Stocked plain-dyed linens in our standard pantone palette — soft, sustainable, ready to ship.
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Bespoke commissions
From twelve metres,
we’ll weave it for you.
Trial runs from just twelve metres. Custom weight, weave or width — woven on our looms in any colour we hold in yarn stock. Dyeing itself happens at our partner mills, not in-house. Lead times are short and the studio team gets involved from the first sketch.
Trade terms
How working with us actually works.
Straight answers on samples, credit, payment and despatch. For the full wording see our Terms & Conditions.
Sample policy
Hand-cut samples shipped worldwide. Available by code, or describe a project and our studio team will pull a curated set. Trade swatch packs available on request for designers managing collections.
Credit accounts
Available to repeat trade buyers regularly purchasing in excess of £1,200 annually, subject to credit checks. Credit invoices are net 30 days from invoice date.
Payment
BACS, cheque, credit and debit card. Bespoke and made-to-order goods require advance payment unless otherwise agreed in writing.
Despatch
Worldwide. Risk passes on despatch from our point of delivery; we recommend buyers insure goods in transit appropriately.
Working with John England
Sustainable cloth.
Short supply lines.
Trade buyers welcome.
Whether you need twelve metres for a one-off costume or twelve hundred for a global rollout — the same looms, the same hands, and the same standard of finishing apply. Get in touch and we’ll route you to the right person on the team.