IN THE LUXURY stakes, Italian and Scottish cashmere tend to garner all the glory. And not necessarily fairly: Joshua Ellis is an under-the-radar producer in northern England that has quietly supplied premium textiles to high-profile brands including Burberry, Ralph Lauren and Chanel.
The mill was founded in Batley in 1767 by the namesake Ellis, who chose the small Yorkshire town for its proximity to soft spring water (which is still used to treat textiles
