Scotland Other lives James Sugden obituary James Sugden was committed to training young people in textile skillsMy brother James Sugden, who has died aged 71, was a champion of maintaining traditional skills in the textile industry. James was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, the son of John Sugden, a lifelong textiles man, and his wife, Helen (nee Raffan). His early years were spent at Berry Brow and later Netherton and he was educated at St David’s preparatory school, Huddersfield, and Sedbergh school, Cumbria. Facebook Twitter Pinterest James Sugden helped to set up a school for sewing at Dumfries House, Ayrshire. In Hawick James personally supervised the creation of the Hawick Cashmere Visitor Centre, which opened in 2011.

Source: The Guardian January 17, 2018 11:15 UTC