A UNIQUE collection of handmade aprons – created using cloth sourced from historic mills – has gone on sale at a Haworth coffee house.

The garments have been produced by The Stitch Society, founded last year by Oxenhope entrepreneur Charlotte Meek.

She began the business from a home studio, but moved to larger accommodation within world-famous Salts Mill at Saltaire earlier this year.

Her wares are made from material collected over time at Yorkshire mill buildings, together with luxury fabrics from ateliers.

Charlotte's latest collaboration is with No 10 The Coffee House, in Haworth's Main Street.

Aprons, plus tableware, have been launched at the gift shop within the premises.

Coffee house owner, Claire Barton, said: "The No 10 collection is designed with quality fabrics, many sourced from local mills – but it is anything but 'run of the mill'.

"Working with The Stitch Society, we have been able to successfully source quality materials and create garments with great attention to detail and an emphasis on durability and comfort.

"Items are both practical and stylish, successfully combining fabrics with a rich history but creating a contemporary look."

Growing online sales have seen The Stitch Society go from strength to strength over the past year.

Making clothes has been part of Charlotte's life since, as a six-year-old, she was taught how to sew by her grandmother.

Charlotte collected an abundance of material from mills for almost a decade.

Each garment produced is given a name harking back to those of early factory girls – such as Betty, Martha and Agnes.

She feels the business is perfectly suited to its Grade II-listed home, which it moved into in the summer.

"Titus Salt's entrepreneurial success and vision made this the heart of the textile industry," she said.

"As the founder of a firm specialising in working with the beautiful cloth produced in many mills just like this, it is really fitting for us to make this our base."

Pleated pockets within the firm's aprons have proved so popular, Charlotte has patented the design.

And responding to demand, The Stitch Society is now producing more items to complement the aprons, including project bags, paper patterns for the designs and a new children's range.