The amazing stories behind the Herbert Brown range
Spectrum Yarns is a family firm so we've brought out a range of eye-catching knitwear with right up-to-date designs to celebrate our past in ultimate style
About Spectrum Yarns
Spectrum Yarns is one of the UK’s most respected textile companies.
Based in the village of Slaithwaite near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in a mill dating back to 1907, we have a worldwide reputation for top quality luxury knitwear using only the finest merino wool and lambswool as well as hand knitting yarn.
Our own brand names include Stylecraft, Glenbrae, Herbert Brown and Slaith.
Glenbrae is sold in more than 80 of the UK’s top 100 golf clubs and its range - mainly sweaters, slipovers, base layers and zip-ups - is made from lambswool or merino wool.
Stylecraft offers a huge range of yarns for people who love to knit and crochet and has its own website where you can view our products at Stylecraft. Our products are sold in 900 retail outlets nationwide.
Recent Blog Posts
Aspirational Swedish outdoor brand now available through the Glenbrae website
Ivanhoe is one of Sweden’s most highly respected and oldest knitwear companies and Spectrum Yarns is proud to be the exclusive distributor for Ivanhoe clothes in the golf sector throughout the UK and Ireland.
The secret reason why Glenbrae lambswool and merino wool garments are luxurious yet hard-wearing and never lose their shape
Our unique Spirol elastomeric yarn gives each garment strength, extension and elasticity so it's incredibly hard wearing and moves naturally with the body.
Spectrum Yarns is now the exclusive UK and Ireland trade distributor for leading USA golf clothing company Holderness and Bourne
These clothes are all about performance – the shirts, trousers, shorts and jackets all have stretch built into them for maximum comfort - but are so smart and stylish they can certainly be worn off the course too.
The stunning Glenbrae autumn and winter collection 2024 is now in stock
A great choice of zip contrasts on our zip-up tops mixes and matches all the colours in this amazing new range.