Additional & Bespoke Finishes

Born from years of knowledge and close collaboration with the world’s finest mills and houses

Tailor's hands arranging tweed fabric samples on a wooden workbench
W.T. Johnson & Sons branded van parked outside the mill with its chimney behind

Every great fabric begins with a conversation

For us, bespoke finishing isn’t a service we offer – it’s who we are. Decades of technical knowledge, married with genuine collaboration, have shaped some of the finest clothes in the world. But that only happens when we’re brought in early. The best results don’t come from finishing a fabric that’s already been decided – they come from starting at the finish, working alongside designers and mills from the earliest stages of a project to shape something that couldn’t have existed any other way.

Core Benefits

Bespoke finishes born out of collaboration.

  • Navy wool cloth with a jade stone and powder beside its 'Super 160's and Jade' selvedge

    Jade Finish

    Developed with Dormeuil, is one example of what close relationship can achieve – a finish born not from a brief, but from an ongoing dialogue between makers who understand both cloth and craft.

  • Close-up of grey cloth selvedge reading 'Wool and Cashmere Made in Huddersfield England'

    Nervous Finish

    Created in collaboration with a leading American fashion house, where technical finishing expertise met a very specific creative vision.

  • Close-up of buttons and buttonhole on a grey pinstripe suit jacket

    Antique Finish

    Also known as distressed/vintage/delave finish, giving an old worn look, catering for the growing trend towards casual wear in the luxury sector.

  • Close-up of jacket lapel buttons on three different wool cloth swatches

    Clothier Finish

    Needle-ready finish that has been developed with an understanding of the garment manufacturers’ requirements.

Mohair, Escorial and the world's finest natural fibres demand more than process – they demand feel.

  • Team member looking up to check cloth passing along the overhead line in the mill
  • Pure Escorial wool label with lion crest pinned to navy cloth
  • Close-up of navy cloth woven with 'Noble Heritage' lettering
  • Close-up of navy superfine mohair barathea cloth showing the gold selvedge lettering

Natural fibres are not homogenous. This is where bespoke finishing earns its place. Rather than forcing noble fibres through a standard finish, we adapt our approach to what each batch actually needs, drawing on decades of experience with the specific character of mohair, Escorial and other rare fibres to protect their natural qualities – softness, lustre, handle – while still delivering the performance our clients require.

Suited to premium tailoring fabrics.

Luxury Suiting
Wool and Worsted Cloth
Environmental Excellence
Established 1910
Unrivalled expertise

Our Other Specialist Finishes

Experience and skill combined with our knowledge of technology and fabric helps us to develop specialist finishes

Find out more about what WTJ can offer you

From dyeing to specialist and bespoke finishes, we are here to help you achieve your fabric’s potential.

Working with us

Established
1910

Four
Generations

Made in
Huddersfield

Trusted
Worldwide