The Lawrence
The first Barnfield jacket, inspired by a photograph of my great grandfather in his 1902 pattern service dress. Fifty made.
The Ledger
Every garment, from the first sketch.
This is the record of every Barnfield garment, from the ones that launched the brand to those currently under development. Every step is recorded as it happens: the patterns, the toiles, the set backs and the solutions.
5In development
3Available now
3Delivered
The Hampden
A peacoat in Abraham Moon melton, made to order in England, with angled Polish cuffs and natural horn buttons engraved on the edge.
- Design, complete January 2024
- Pattern, complete
- Toile, complete June 2026
- Fit sample, complete
- Cloth, complete June 2025
- Final sample, complete July 2026
- Preorder open, complete October 2025
- In production, current stage
- Delivered
Latest entry · 10 Sep 2026
Our tailor has retired, just as production was lining up. You genuinely couldn't make it up. After six weeks of looking, we've found a replacement.
The Hunter
A flight jacket in navy wool doeskin from Mallalieus, with a genuine sheepskin collar.
- Design, complete
- Pattern, complete February 2026
- Toile, complete
- Fit sample, complete July 2026
- Cloth, complete January 2026
- Final sample, current stage
- Preorder open
- In production
- Delivered
Latest entry · 28 Jul 2026
The latest Hunter sample is back, and it's the one I'm most concerned about. The collar juts straight out sideways instead of rising first and then folding down, and the sheepskin is too thick to press into shape. The sleeves...
The Ventura
A chore coat in navy cotton gabardine, with every seam inside bound so none of them show.
- Design, complete
- Pattern, complete February 2026
- Toile, complete
- Fit sample, complete July 2026
- Cloth, complete
- Final sample, current stage
- Preorder open
- In production
- Delivered
Latest entry · 5 Aug 2026
Round two of notes on the Ventura. The sleeve hangs dead straight rather than following the arm, so it's being articulated, and it comes up 2cm to 64.5cm. There's also a hanging loop inside the neck, and a longer overlap...
The Lysander
A quilted jacket in Ventile for wet, cold days when a wool coat would soak through.
- Design, complete
- Pattern, complete
- Toile, complete
- Fit sample, current stage
- Cloth
- Final sample
- Preorder open
- In production
- Delivered
Latest entry · 27 Mar 2026
The zip spec is settled: a two-way, 8mm zip in Old Brass. Now for samples.
The Warwick
A ribbed quarter zip in lambswool, knitted in Nottinghamshire.
- Design, complete August 2026
- Yarn, current stage
- Swatch
- Sample
- Final sample
- Launch
- In production
- Delivered
Latest entry · 23 Sep 2026
Still waiting on the yarn. The spinner's batch missed its cone weight and had to be re-spun. It arrives tomorrow and the first sample should follow next week.
The Stirling
A refined trucker made from lambswool melton, silk lined, finished with antique brass press studs and hand made in London.
- Design, complete October 2024
- Pattern, current stage
- Toile
- Fit sample
- Cloth
- Final sample
- Preorder open
- In production
- Delivered
Latest entry · 7 Oct 2026
The sleeves crease up more than I expected, so they're coming down a centimetre, to 66cm. The melton, the silk and the press studs go to the studio next week for the first sample in the real cloth.
Made
Made, and delivered.
The garments that made it out of the workroom. Every entry is still here, from the first sketch to the day they shipped.
The Anson
A slim merino crew neck made for layering, fully fashioned and hand linked in Nottinghamshire.
The Slingsby
A waffle-knit merino cardigan with a shawl neck, named after Fred Slingsby, WWI RAF veteran and founder of Slingsby Aviation.
Recent entries
From the ledger.
Every entry across every garment, newest first. The setbacks stay in.
- 7 Oct 2026The StirlingThe sleeves crease up more than I expected, so they're coming down a centimetre, to 66cm. The melton, the silk and the press studs go to the studio next week...Pattern
- 2 Oct 2026The StirlingMy notes on the digital pattern have gone back. Antique brass press studs instead of buttons, a zig-zag stitch on the hidden side of the placket and under the collar,...Pattern
- 30 Sep 2026The StirlingThe Stirling's new pattern is finished in digital form, and today I saw it in 3D for the first time.Pattern
- 23 Sep 2026The WarwickStill waiting on the yarn. The spinner's batch missed its cone weight and had to be re-spun. It arrives tomorrow and the first sample should follow next week.Yarn
- 10 Sep 2026The StirlingThe cloth is chosen: Pennine Fabrics' lambswool melton in dark bottle green, at 340gsm. That's less than half the weight of the cavalry twill that made the first sample so...Cloth
- 10 Sep 2026The HampdenOur tailor has retired, just as production was lining up. You genuinely couldn't make it up. After six weeks of looking, we've found a replacement.In production
How a garment moves through the ledger
From the first sketch to made.
In development
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Made
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